The Thames in Ice
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Object Details
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910)
- John James Cowan (1846-1936) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Provenance
- Seymour Haden (1818-1910), London [1]
- To 1901
- John James Cowan (1846-1936), Edinburgh, Scotland, to 1901 [2]
- From 1901 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from John James Cowan in November 1901 [3]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [4]
- Notes:
- [1] See Curatorial Remark 2, C.L. Freer, in the object record.
- [2] See Original Whistler List, Paintings, pg. 37, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
- [3] See note 2.
- [4] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 1860
- Accession Number
- F1901.107a-b
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- H x W: 74.6 x 55.3 cm (29 3/8 x 21 3/4 in)
- Origin
- United States
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- winter
- river
- snow
- boat
- United States
- American Art
- Record ID
- fsg_F1901.107a-b
- Usage of Metadata (Object Detail Text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3823d6642-b288-409f-9082-00c482c19a9f
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