Rotherhithe (Originally published as Wapping). 1860. Etching and drypoint. Kennedy 66.iii; Glasgow 70.vi. Kennedy's third and Glasgow's sixth (final) state, with the diagonal lines across the arm and shoulder of the man in the center, with margins. 10 3/4 x 7 7/8 (sheet 12 3/4 x 9 1/4). Series: "Sixteen Etchings or Scenes on the Thames and Other Subjects" (Thames Set) plate 5. Illustrated: Guichard, British Etchers, 1850-1940; Keppel, The Golden Age of Engraving; Salaman, The Great Painter-Etchers from Rembrandt to Whistler and Modern Masters of Etching: Whistler; Guichard, British Etchers, 1850-1940. A rich impression printed on Japanese Gampi laid paper. Provenance: Francis Bullard (Lugt 982). Signed in pencil with the butterfly and inscribed 'imp" in pencil, lower left.
Rotherhithe was made on the balcony of the Angel Inn at Rotherhithe, looking northwest toward the City; the dome of St. Paul's is visible on the horizon at the far left.
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