Limehouse
| Title | Limehouse |
|---|---|
| Artist | James McNeill Whistler |
| Date | 1878 19th century |
| Medium | Lithotint with scraping and incising, on a prepared half-tint ground, printed in black ink on cream Japanese paper mounted on white plate paper; second state of three (Chicago) |
| Classification | Prints |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Limehouse” is a work by James McNeill Whistler, dated 1878. It is executed in lithotint with scraping and incising, on a prepared half-tint ground, printed in black ink on cream japanese paper mounted on white plate paper; second state of three (chicago) and classified as prints. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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