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James McNeill Whistler

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Etched portrait sketch of a head with tousled hair built from crisscrossing hatched lines, signed Whistler lower right.

Portrait of Whistler

1859

Etching of a shadowy Paris alley with a seated woman at a table and a standing boy in a cap beside her.

Rag Pickers, Quartier Mouffetard, Paris

1858

Etching of a seated figure reading a book, rendered in loose, sketchy hatched lines against a pale background.

Reading a Book

1873

Etching of a young girl with long wavy hair seated in a chair, hands clasped, looking downward.

Annie, seated

1858

Pen drawing of riverside buildings, a lattice bridge and a church tower over reflective water.

The Little Putney, No. 1

1879

Pen and ink sketch of soldiers in shako hats at a dress parade, with a crowd and parasol-holding women, and a verse below.

Dress Parade (from Sketchbook)

1852

Pen and ink sketch of a seated man and woman in armchairs, with pencil studies of figures on the same sketchbook page.

40 and 50 (Man and Woman Seated) (from Sketchbook)

1854

Etching of a man leaning against a barrel in a timber shed between two ladders, with a doorway opening onto the river.

The Lime-Burner, from the Thames Set (A Series of Sixteen Etchings of Scenes on the Thames and Other Subjects)

1859

Etching of a dim kitchen with a woman silhouetted by a window, pots on shelves, and plates on racks at right.

The Kitchen, from the French Set (Douze Eaux-Fortes d'après Nature or Twelve Etchings from Nature)

1858

Loose lithographic portrait of a seated bearded man in a jacket, hands resting low, drawn in soft gray hatched strokes on cre

Stéphane Mallarmé

1892

Loose black crayon sketch of a seated woman in a dark cloak in a high-backed armchair beside a window.

La Robe Rouge

1894

Loose pencil-like sketch of a seated woman in an armchair with a reclining figure and dark scribbles to the right.

Portrait Study: Mrs. Philip, No. 4 [Studies of the Philips]

1897

Pencil portrait study of a seated woman with dark hair in a draped dress, facing forward against a pale background.

Portrait Study: Mrs. Philip, No. 3 (recto) Portrait Study: Geneviève Mallarmé (verso)

1897

Pen and ink sketch on salmon paper of a reclining figure on a bed beside vertical hatched curtains in an interior.

Girl Reading in Bed

c. 1882

Pencil sketch of a uniformed soldier in a shako hat holding a lance, standing on cream paper.

Soldier with Lance

1854/55

Pen and ink sketch of a helmeted policeman confronting a top-hatted citizen, both standing on pale paper.

Policeman and Citizen

1854/55

Ink sketch of a standing gendarme in a tall helmet and dark cloak, with a sabre at his side, labelled Gendarme.

Gendarme

1854/55

Pen and ink sketch of a standing lancer in uniform and shako helmet, holding a long lance with a pennant.

Lancer

1854/55

Pencil sketch of the Peacock Room with three tall panels of peacocks above and a loose peacock drawing below.

Sketch of the Peacock Room

1898

Loose charcoal and chalk sketch of a standing nude woman with one hand on her hip, on brown paper.

A Nude Figure

c. 1878

Charcoal sketch on brown paper of a draped woman in a turban leaning on a table, by James McNeill Whistler.

Draped Model

1866/69

Charcoal sketch of a seated woman in a hat and long dress, hands in lap, on tan paper.

At the Piano

1873/75

Etching of a young girl at a shop doorway as a woman behind the counter serves her from jars on shelves.

La Marchande de Moutarde (The Mustard Seller)

1858

Etching of a young girl with long hair seated in a chair, head bowed, hands folded in her lap.

Annie, Seated

1858/59

Etching of Greenwich Park with large trees, a shaded lawn, small seated figures, a walking woman, and a distant building.

Greenwich Park

1859

Etching of two horses grazing near farm buildings, trees and a wooden fence under a cloudy sky, signed Whistler 1859.

Landscape with Horses

1859

Etching of a crowded Thames wharf with ships, rowboats, and a seated man leaning on a rail in the foreground.

Black Lion Wharf, from A Series of Sixteen Etchings of Scenes on the Thames (the "Thames Set")

1859, published 1871

Etching of a nude woman with long dark hair asleep on a bed, with a curtain and pillows around her.

Venus

1859

Etching of a man poling an empty punt along a calm river lined with poplars, trees, a cottage and hills.

The Punt

1861

Etching of a woman sketching at a riverbank beside tall reeds, with a rowing boat, trees, a hut and hills beyond.

Sketching

1861

Etching of Chelsea Wharf with moored barges, masts, warehouses and small figures on the quay.

Chelsea Wharf

1863

Fanny Leyland

1874

Loosely etched portrait of a seated young boy in a fur-trimmed coat, gazing toward the viewer beside a small potted plant.

The Boy (Charlie Hanson)

1875/1876

Etching of a busy Venetian square with a clock tower, tall obelisks, figures on steps, and birds in the sky.

The Piazzetta

1879/80

Etching of a shadowed stone archway under leafy branches, with slender trees at right and figures seated near a building.

Traghetto

1879/80

Etching of masted barges moored on a calm river, with a church spire and windmill on the distant shore.

Barges, Dordrecht

1886

Etching of a row of cottages with gabled roofs, wagon wheels and a wooden shed in front, with a tree at left.

The Little Wheelwright's

1886

Etching of a standing nude figure with both arms raised to the head, against loose hatched background lines.

Binding the Hair

1887

Etching of a Venetian skyline across a calm lagoon with gondolas, mooring posts and a sailing ship.

Little Venice (The Little Venice)

1879-80

Soft black-and-cream lithograph of two women seated at a piano in a dim interior with a lit candle.

The Duet

1894

Loose lithograph sketch of a woman asleep in a chair, her pale gown falling across the floor beside vertical curtain lines.

La Belle Dame Endormie (The Beautiful Woman Asleep)

1894

Etching of a moored fishing boat with hanging sail and rigging on calm water, with a domed building at right.

Fishing Boat

1879-80

Etching of a Venetian street seen through a dark archway, with figures walking and a seated worker in a shop at right.

Fish Shop, Venice

1879-80

Etching of men seated at tables in an open café under an awning, with wine bottles and glasses on the tables.

Soupe à trois sous

1859

Etching of a bird shop doorway with caged birds on shelves above and a woman holding a child standing in the shadows.

Bird Shop - Seven Dials

1888

Etching of Windsor Castle's round tower and skyline above a river, with faint reflections in the water below.

Windsor (Memorial)

1887

Etching of a flat Dutch landscape with a row of windmills on the horizon, a moored boat and reeds in the foreground.

Zaandam

1889

Etching of Luxembourg Gardens with a domed Pantheon behind trees, a pool, and small strolling figures.

The Pantheon from the Terrace, Luxembourg Gardens

1893/94

Etching of an elderly woman in a headscarf sewing or mending cloth in a dim room with shelves of pots.

La Vieille aux Loques (The Old Woman with Rags)

1858

Two Female Heads and Standing Figure (from Sketches on the Coast Survey Plate)

1854-55

Small etching of a bearded man with lowered eyes, head covered by a hood, rendered in loose cross-hatched lines on brown pape

Hooded Male Head (from Sketches on the Coast Survey Plate)

1854-55

Old Woman and Child in Oval (from Sketches on the Coast Survey Plate)

1854-55

Narrow etched panorama of a rocky coastline with cliffs, hills, a small sailboat and a hilltop building over calm water.

View of a Coast Line (from Sketches on the Coast Survey Plate)

1854-55

Etching of a seated young girl with long dark hair and a dark dress, shaded with cross-hatched lines on buff paper.

Annie

1858

Etching of a crumbling timber farmhouse with a woman in white standing by a doorway and tools in the yard.

The Unsafe Tenement (The Old Farm)

1858

Etching of an elderly woman in a cap seated by a doorway in a dim cluttered interior with shelves and pots.

La Vielle aux Loques

1858

Etched title page showing a crowd of figures around a seated man in a wide-brimmed hat, with handwritten inscriptions above a

Title Page from the "French Set" (Douze Eaux-Fortes d'Après Nature)

1858

Sketch of a woman in a hat standing before flowering shrubs beside a building, drawn in soft grey tones on pale paper.

La Belle Jardinière

1894

Etching of a boy standing beside a seated woman at a table in a dim interior, framed by a doorway and hanging cloth.

The Rag Gatherers (Rag Pickers, Quartier Mouffetard, Paris)

1858

Etching of a seated man in a wide-brimmed hat surrounded by standing women, children and men in a street scene.

Title to the French Set

1858

Etching of a woman reading in bed with a slipper on the floor beside her, dark curtain behind.

Reading in Bed (The Slipper)

1858

Etching of a woman reading a book by a window, with a slipper lying on the floor beside her.

The Slipper

1859

Seymour Seated

1857-58

Etching of a young boy in a cap standing beside a large tree trunk in a woodland clearing, looking upward.

Seymour

1858/59

Etching of a man in a top hat reclining on grass with a walking stick, with a sketched landscape behind him.

Greenwich Pensioner

1859

Etching of a farmstead with two grazing horses, a fence, trees and hatched clouds over a field.

Landscape with the Horse (Landscape with Horses)

1859

Pen and ink sketch of a row of old buildings with chimneys, a horse and cart, and people walking on a dirt road.

The Old Swan Brewery, Chelsea

1872/73

Etching of a riverside wharf with moored boats, masts, workers and a brick Thames Police building on the right.

Thames Police (Wapping Wharf)

1859

Etching of a man leaning by a barrel in a timber shed, with ladders and a bright doorway opening onto distant figures.

The Lime-Burner (W. Jones, Lime-Burner, Thames Street)

1859

Etching of a seated man in a cap holding a cello, with loose hatched lines and an open background.

Becquet (J. Becquet, Sculptor)

1859

Etching of a Murano glass furnace scene with a shuttered building, a domed furnace at center, and small figures in a sketchy

Murano - Glass Furnace

1879/80

Etching of a river bank with a swan, an iris flower and leaves in the foreground, and poplar trees across the water.

Sketch after Cecil Lawson's "Swan and Iris"

1882

Etching of a river harbor with sailing ships, rowing boats, a cargo barge, and riverside buildings under a hatched sky.

Little Wapping (The Little Rotherhithe)

1861

Etching of a greengrocer's shop interior with shelves of produce, baskets in front, and a standing figure by the door.

Little Greengrocer's Shop, Chelsea

1886

Etching of a misty river with sailing boats, a wooden pier, and factory chimneys along the distant shore.

Early Morning, Battersea (Battersea Dawn) (Cadogan Pier)

probably 1863

Etching of the Old Hungerford Bridge over a busy river with sailing barges, rowing boats, and a distant city skyline.

Old Hungerford Bridge

1861

Etching of a London street with shopfronts, numbered house facades and small pedestrian figures on the pavement.

York Street, Westminster

1888

Etching of a cluttered shop interior with hanging cloth, a dark central doorway, and small figures in the foreground.

Rag Shop, Milman's Row, Chelsea

1887

Etching of a river landscape with trees and a rowboat, and a woman in a hat sketching in the foreground.

Sketching, No. 1

1861

Etching of a barber shop storefront with a Shaving and Shampooing sign, women and a small boy standing outside.

Shaving and Shampooing

1888

Etching of a Chelsea street with a shopfront, iron railings, a standing woman and several children on the pavement.

Justice Walk, Chelsea

1888

Etching of a standing woman, a small child and a seated girl in a room with a paned window and dark curtain.

Petticoat Lane

1887

Etching of a crowded city street under heavy arches, with a boy in the foreground and pedestrians near shop fronts.

Clothes-Exchange, Houndsditch, No. 2

1887

Etching of a nut shop street scene with a market counter, figures, children, and ship masts above the rooftops.

Nut Shop, St James's Place, Houndsditch

1887

Etching of a shop interior with women and a child beside hanging clothes and wooden beams.

After the Sale, Clothes Exchange, Houndsditch

1887

Etching of a young girl with long hair in a long dress, standing beside a hoop with its shadow on the ground.

Florence Leyland

[1873]

Etched sketch of a nude female figure leaning forward with lowered head, set against loose vertical hatching.

Tillie: a Model (Tillie Gilchrist)

1873

Etching of a young girl in a wide-brimmed hat and ruffled dress, with two small children sketched beside her.

The Little Nurse, Grays Inn

1887

Etching of a sailing barge on a river beside factory sheds and smokestacks, with a bridge in the distance.

Price's Candle-Works (Price's Candle Factory)

1876-77

Etching of a harbor with masted ships, warehouses and a wooden pier, with a rowboat crossing the water in the foreground.

Free Trade Wharf

1877

Etching of sailing ships, masts and rowboats in a busy riverside harbor with wooden pilings and a hazy city beyond.

A Sketch from Billingsgate (From Billingsgate)

1878

Pen sketch of a columned double doorway with a pediment, small figures in the doorway and a seated group at right.

Double Doorway, Sandwich

1887

Etched bust portrait of a man with tousled hair and a pale streak, set against diagonal hatched shading.

Whistler with the White Lock

1879

Etching of a butcher's shop window with figures inside, a doorway, street facades, and pedestrians on the right.

Butcher's Shop, Sandwich, Kent

1887

Etching of a harbor with masts and rigging above, two wooden pilings, a small boat, and two figures on the quay.

The Tiny Pool

[1879]

Etching of a wide field with a rider on a bucking horse, small figures, a wooden structure, and distant hills.

The Bucking Horse, Wild West

1887