Little Smithfield
Date1875
Artist
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
American painter and printmaker, 1834–1903
MediumEtching
Dimensionsplate: 5 5/16 × 3 13/16 in. (13.5 × 9.7 cm)
sheet: 8 7/16 × 6 1/2 in. (21.4 × 16.5 cm)
sheet: 8 7/16 × 6 1/2 in. (21.4 × 16.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Charles Lee Reese, 1940
Object number1940-11.429
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextLocated in the northwest of London, Smithfield was notable for its narrow streets, markets, and old timber houses. When Whistler etched this, the area was being altered and rebuilt, raising interest in documenting and preserving the structures.
