Walter Greaves
A London Wharf
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About this artwork
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artist:Walter Greaves (1846 - 1930) English
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title:A London Wharf
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date created:Dated 1871
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materials:Etching on paper
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measurements:Plate mark: 15.60 x 22.80 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Richard Emerson Gift 2004
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accession number:P 3102.2
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Walter Greaves
Walter Greaves
Walter Greaves was the son of a London boat-builder and trained as a shipwright. In 1863 Greaves met Whistler, who taught Walter and his brother, Henry, to paint. Greaves and Whistler remained close friends for over twenty years until Whistler, whose popularity was rising, surrounded himself...