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James McNeill Whistler

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Etching of sailing boats on a wide river with a distant town skyline and domed building under a pale sky.

Dordrecht

1880

Etching of a dilapidated half-timbered house with a sagging roof, a small girl in a doorway, and a dog on the ground.

The Unsafe Tenement

1850

Etching of a domed church across a lagoon with boats and gondolas in soft, hazy lines.

Little Salute

1880

Etching of a tall Brussels building with gables and a street market with figures and stalls in the foreground.

Flower Market, Brussels

1880

Etching of figures working around a furnace in front of a dark building with shuttered windows.

Murano-Glass Furnace

1880

Etching of a busy Venetian piazza with a clock tower, columns, figures on steps, a domed church and birds in the sky.

The Piazzetta

1880

Etching of a woman sketching on a riverbank as a rowing boat crosses the water toward trees and hills.

Sketching

1860

Etching of sailing boats with tall masts moored at a busy quay beside a brick clock tower and crowds of people.

Billingsgate

1850

Etching of a bearded man with tousled hair, arms folded, turned three-quarters toward the viewer.

C.L. Drouet, Sculptor

1850

Etched sketch of a harbor with masted ships, sailing boats, and a crowded boat in the right foreground on pale paper.

The Visitors' Boat

1880

Etching of a man smoking a pipe at a tent, with trees, a river and cooking pots in a loose hatched landscape.

The Camp

1860

Loose pencil-style sketch of a seated woman in a long dress holding an open folding fan, on a cream sheet.

The Fan

1870

Etching of a crowded waterfront with top-hatted figures in front, masted boats and rowboats on the water, and low buildings.

Penny Passengers, Limehouse

1860

Misty grey nocturne of factory chimneys and a church spire over a river, with a small dark boat in the foreground.

Nocturne

1870

Etching of a seated young woman in an apron resting her chin on her hand beside a desk in an interior.

Gretchen at Heidelberg

1850

Etching of a village street with stone houses, steep roofs, an arched doorway and small figures on a dirt road.

Liverdun

1850

Etched street scene of old buildings, a shop window and a standing figure in a doorway, drawn in loose brown hatching.

Petite Rue au Beurre, Brussels

1880

Etching of a Venice waterfront with domed churches, a tall bell tower, moored sailing ships and calm reflective water.

Salute Dawn

1880

Etching of a woman ironing at a tall table beside a seated man smoking a pipe, with an easel in a cluttered studio.

Au Sixième

1850

Etching of a woman with a fringed parasol seated in tall grass, with a straw hat beside her and a distant village.

En Plein Soleil

1850

Etching of a gondola passing under an arched stone bridge between tall Venetian buildings with reflections in the canal.

Gondola under a Bridge

1880

Etching of a nude woman bending forward with head lowered, set against vertical hatched lines on a pale paper ground.

Tillie: A Model

1870

Grey lithograph sketch of an old wooden bridge over water with moored boats in the foreground and trees on the shore.

Old Battersea Bridge, No. 2

1870

Etched sketch of a row of gabled houses with steep roofs and dormer windows on a pale paper ground.

Sketch of Houses

1850

Etching of an ornate baroque building facade in Brussels with sculpted pediment and small figures walking in the square below

Grand' Place, Brussels

1880

Etching of a street fruit stall under a canvas awning, with seated women, a child, a fruit basket and boats below.

Fruit Stall

1880

Fine-line etching of a seated woman in a dark dress beside a round table in a curtained interior room.

An Illustration to <em>The Trial Sermon</em>

1860

Grey lithograph of a tall wooden bridge with timber piers over rippled water, figures on the railing, pale sky.

The Tall Bridge

1870

Blue-toned etched title page showing a crowd of figures in a street, with a seated woman in a wide hat at center.

Title page of the "French Set"

1850

Handwritten letter on Hotel Chatham Paris letterhead with marginal corrections and page notes, by James McNeill Whistler.

Letter to William Heinemann with corrections for Eden versus Whistler: The Baronet and the Butterfly. A Valentine wit…

October 18, 1898

Etching of a Chelsea street with shopfronts, a horse and cart, pedestrians, and windows crowded with birdcages.

Bird-Cages, Chelsea

1887

Pen sketch of Portsmouth harbor with sailboats and masts, and loosely drawn figures including children on the shore.

Children, Portsmouth

1887

Etching of a Parisian street with shopfronts, awnings, and small figures near the doorways under a Rue de la Rochefoucault si

Rue de la Rochefoucault

1888

Etching of a city street with tall townhouses, a horse and cart, pedestrians and a lamp post.

Alderney street

1880

Etching of a classical stone doorway with a carved shell pediment, steps, and a small walking figure at left.

Chapel Doorway, Montresor

1888

Etching of a tall Brussels building with a flower market in the foreground, figures and stalls drawn in loose lines.

Flower Market, Brussels

1887

Etching of Fitzroy Square with a classical building, bare trees, a horse and cart, and small pedestrians on an open street.

Fitzroy Square

1878/81

Etching of a city street with townhouses, a horse and cart, and pedestrians drawn in fine hatched lines.

Alderney Street

c. 1880/1881

Etching of a colonnaded arcade with carriages and figures, including women in long dresses, in a city street.

A Corner of the Palais Royal

c. 1883/1886

Etching of wooden scaffolding with workmen on a platform, a pulley wheel and a cart below, by Whistler.

Savoy Scaffolding

c. 1887

Etching of a busy London street with shopfronts, pedestrians, and a woman holding a child in the foreground.

King's Road, Chelsea

c. 1886/1888

Pen sketch of a gabled house with windows, a street lamp, and small figures near the doorway.

Little Maunder's

Etched self-portrait of a man in a wide-brimmed hat and bow tie, with curly hair and mustache, by James McNeill Whistler.

Self-Portrait

1859

Etching of a murky river with factory buildings and smokestacks on the far bank, with sailboats and a rowboat in the water.

The Troubled Thames

c. 1875

Etching of a shadowed arched passage with overhanging branches, opening onto a sunlit quay with a small seated figure.

The Traghetto, No.I

1879/1880

Loose etched sketch of a standing nude figure with a circular head and cross-hatched shading on pale paper.

Nude Figure Posing

1873

Etching of a standing nude figure drawn with loose hatching and curved strokes on cream paper.

Nude Girl Standing

1873

Etched nude female figure with arms raised overhead and legs crossed, drawn in loose hatched lines on pale paper.

Nude Girl with Arms Raised

1873

Etching of a seated nursemaid in a bonnet beside a child in the foreground, with cattle and trees in an open landscape.

Nursemaid and Child

1859

Etching of an interior with a round table under a hanging lamp, with a seated man, a woman in a dress, and a figure at left.

The music room

1858

Etching of a riverside view with buildings, a church tower, a barge, a rowboat, and two men on a wooden embankment.

Millbank

1861

Pen and ink sketch on circular tan paper of figures gathered around a table in a cluttered interior.

Scene from Bohemian Life

1855/57

Loose charcoal-toned portrait of a bearded man in a dark jacket, with handwritten caption Stéphane Mallarmé below.

Stéphane Mallarmé, from "Vers et Prose"

1892

Engraved print of Anacapa Island with a map outline above and rugged sea cliffs and a natural arch below.

Anacapa Island

1854

Etching of a street lined with shop fronts, including a barber shop, with small pedestrians and a lamppost.

The Barber's Shop, Chelsea

1886

Etching of a misty riverside industrial skyline with smokestacks and small boats on the water in the foreground.

Battersea Morn

1877

Etching of Old Battersea Bridge over a wide river, with a small boat and figures in the foreground and cranes on the skyline.

Old Battersea Bridge, No. 2

1887

Etching of a child reclining on the ground in a loose outfit, gazing at the viewer, with a sketched hilly landscape behind.

Bibi Valentin

1859

Etching of a Brussels street with a bakery shopfront, an arched passage and small figures of people in the foreground.

Archway, Brussels

1887

Etching of a wooden barrow and children beside a dark doorway on a Brussels street, by James McNeill Whistler, 1887.

The Barrow - Quartier des Marolles, Brussels

1887

Etching of a dim interior with tall columns, scattered tables, and small seated figures in conversation.

The Church - Brussels (Adoration)

1887

Etching of a courtyard with tall buildings, a street lamp, and small figures in groups on the paved ground.

The Courtyard, Brussels

1887

Etching of a crowded London street with shopfronts, pedestrians, and a dog in the foreground.

Clothes-Exchange, Houndsditch, No. 1

1887

Etching of a cottage doorway with a standing child, a woman in a bonnet, a seated figure, and a paned window.

Cottage Door

1886

Etching of slender bare trees and tangled branches in a woodland clearing, by James McNeill Whistler.

The Dam Wood

1874/75

Etching of masted boats along a riverbank with small figures, a horse, and wooden posts in the foreground.

Little Dordrecht

1886

Etching of a Chelsea street with a fish shop under an awning, figures gathered at the doorway and pedestrians walking nearby.

Fish Shop, Chelsea

1886

Fosco

1872

Etching of a brick building with tall windows, a dark doorway, and two figures at right in a street scene.

Gray's Inn Place

1887

Etching of a courtyard with an ornate doorway, a woman holding a child, a girl on a bench, and pigeons on the ground.

Hôtel Lallemont, Bourges

1888

Etching of a street with shopfronts under awnings, a lamp post, and small pedestrians and seated figures near the doorways.

St James's Place, Houndsditch

1886

Etched portrait of a woman in a ruffled period dress, drawn in loose hatched lines on a pale sheet of paper.

Elinor Leyland

1874

Etching of a Gothic market square in Bruges with spires, arcades, and small figures walking across the open foreground.

The Market, Bruges

1887

Etching of three people seated around a round table under a lamp in a dim interior with shutters and a framed picture.

The Music-Room

1859

Etching of a cluttered shop interior with figures in a doorway, hanging cloth, a chair, and children at left.

The Rag Shop, Milman's Row

1887

Etching of a dark-sailed boat on a calm river with trees on the far bank and a small house with a jetty at right.

The Little Putney

1879

Etching of a river with factory chimneys and sheds on the bank, a sailing barge and rowing boats in the foreground.

Price's Candle Factory

1876/77

Etching of a dark railway arch on a city street with stone piers, small figures, and arched openings in the surrounding build

Railway Arch, American Square

1887

Etching of a London street corner with awninged shops, pedestrians, gas lamps and a distant church spire.

Rochester Row, Westminster

1888

Etching of a row of gabled town buildings with a crowd of small figures gathered in the street in front.

Salvation Army, Sandwich

1887

Etching of a seated man with a banjo on his lap and a violin beside him, with a handwritten label below.

Ross Winans

1860

Etching of a river bridge with rowing boats in the foreground, a church tower and riverside houses on the right.

Chelsea

1878/79

Sketch of a narrow Venetian canal with an arched bridge and tall building with lit windows, on brown paper.

A Venetian Canal

1880

Pastel and charcoal drawing of a Venetian canal with a gondola, footbridge, laundry-hung palazzo and figures on the quay.

Canal in Venice (Tobacco Warehouse)

1880

Etched portrait of a man's head and shoulders with a pale lock of hair, set against dense diagonal hatching.

Whistler with White Lock

1870

Etched portrait of a seated young girl with long hair in an armchair, hands folded, inscribed 'Annie' below.

Annie Harriet Haden

1850

Etching of a calm lagoon with a faint skyline of towers and domes, a curved gondola in the foreground, and a mooring pole.

Islands: Evening

1879/80

Lithograph of a seated man in a dark, hatched setting, his face and hands emerging from soft crayon shading.

Firelight: Joseph Pennell No. 1

1890

Loose lithograph sketch of a Paris shop front with a woman at the doorway and two dogs on the pavement.

La Fruitière de la Rue de Grenelle

1894

Loose crayon sketch of a seated woman in a feathered hat and dark dress, looking to the side, on cream paper.

A Portrait: Mildred Howells

1894-96

Etching of two men in the foreground with tall-masted ships and a harbor view framed by a wooden beam and brick building.

Rotherhithe (Wapping)

1860

Etching of dark-sailed barges moored by a riverbank with trees and buildings, reflected in calm water.

Hurlingham

1879

Etching of two seated women and a child stringing beads in a dark interior beside a fireplace and shuttered window.

Bead Stringers

1879-80

Etching of a narrow city street with a tall mast, weathered buildings, and seated women in the foreground.

The Mast

1879

Etching of a young draped model in a headscarf standing before a hatched dark background, by James McNeill Whistler.

The Model Resting (Draped Model)

1870

Etching of a bearded man standing, with two sketched heads and crossing diagonal lines on a pale background.

Portrait Sketches

1870