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James McNeill Whistler

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Etching of a timber bridge over a river with a church tower and trees on the right bank.

The Little Putney, No. 1 (Little Putney Bridge)

1879

Etching of a calm river with a dark sailing boat, a jetty and a house on the right bank, and trees on the far shore.

Little Putney, No. 2 (The Little Putney)

1879

Etching of a harbor with industrial sheds, smokestacks, a dense row of masts, and a sailing ship reflected in the water.

Dry Docks, Southampton

1887

Etching of a truss bridge over a river with moored boats, bare trees and riverbank buildings, under diagonal lines.

Fulham (Chelsea)

1879

Etching of a seated woman in a fur tippet and feathered hat, drawn with loose hatched lines.

The Fur Tippet: Miss Lenoir

1887

Etching of a nude woman stooping forward with hands on the ground, sketched loosely beside a tree trunk.

Model Stooping

1887/88

Etching of a harbor quay with masted boats, a waterfront building, and two women standing in the foreground.

Fishing Quay, Ostend

1887

Etching of a crowded Venetian piazza with a clock tower, two columns, and birds flying over the rooftops.

The Piazetta (The Piazzetta)

1879-80

Etching of a dark stone archway framed by leafy trees, with figures in hats seated at a table and a woman with a child at lef

The Traghetto, No. 2

1879-80

Etching of a busy Venetian waterfront with figures on the quay, moored sailing boats, a gondola and palazzi.

The Riva, No. 1 (The Riva)

1879-80

Etching of a narrow Venetian street with a tall mast, seated figures in the foreground, and shuttered buildings.

The Mast (The Venetian Mast)

1879-80

Etching of a courtyard with a woman by a stone well, turkeys on the ground, a staircase and building with figures and vines.

Turkeys

1879-80

Sketched lithograph of a woman in a dark fur wrap leaning forward on a tan background, by James McNeill Whistler.

La Belle Dame paresseuse

1894

Etching of a riverside quay with market stalls, awnings, strolling figures and faint buildings above.

Quai de Montebello

1888

Etching of a tree-lined Paris boulevard with two men seated on a bench at right and buildings with awnings behind.

Boulevard Poissonière, Paris

1897

Etching of a shaded garden terrace with stone urns, chairs, seated figures, trees and a palm, by James McNeill Whistler.

Little Terrace, Luxembourg Gardens

1889/90

Etching of a Venetian quay with strolling figures, stone steps to the water, moored boats and palazzo facades.

The Riva, No. 2

1879-80

Brown etching of a loose street scene with buildings, a central rounded structure and sketched figures.

Glass Furnace: Murano (Murano - Glass Furnace)

1879-80

Etching of woven lobster pots and baskets on a sandy beach with grass tufts and a distant sea horizon.

Lobster Pots (Lobster Pots - Selsea Bill)

[1880-81]

Etching of a city street with tall buildings, balconies, a horse and cart in the foreground, and pedestrians.

Alderney Street, from "Gazette des Beaux-Arts," 1881

[1880-81]

Etching of moored boats and a sailing barge on a river beside a wooden pier, with a town skyline under a hatched sky.

Battersea Dawn (Cadogan Pier)

1861

Etching of a swan and iris stems by a river, with trees and a building on the far bank.

Swan and Iris (sketch after Cecil Lawson's "Swan and Iris")

1883

Etching of moored sailing boats with tall masts along a waterfront, with small figures walking on a quay in the foreground.

Little Dordrecht

1885-86

Etching of a fair booth with a dark awning, figures gathered beneath it, and a lone standing figure on the right.

Booth at a Fair

[1884-86]

Etching of a cluttered old-clothes shop interior with hanging garments, a chair, and figures near the doorway.

Old-Clothes Shop, No. 2 (Rag Shop)

[1884-86]

Etching of a shop front with a sign and awning, children and figures walking in the street, drawn in loose hatched lines.

T. A. Nash's Fruit Shop (T. A. Nash's Greengrocer's Shop)

1887

Etching of a furniture shop front with awnings and chairs and cabinets displayed outside, drawn in loose hatched lines.

Furniture Shop

1887

Etching of a street with shopfronts, a barber sign, a street lamp, and figures near a dark archway.

The Barber's (The Barber's Shop, Chelsea)

[1886-95]

Etching of a London street scene with diagonal iron gate bars over loosely sketched figures and buildings.

Gates, City, London

after 1887

Etching of a crowded London street with shopfronts, hanging clothes, a sign reading Abrahams, and pedestrians.

Cutler Street, Houndsditch

[1886-88]

Etching of a narrow Brussels street with tall buildings, a shop window, and small figures of pedestrians and children.

Petite Rue au Beurre, Brussels

1887

Loose etching of a seated mother leaning over a small child, with hatched lines modeling her gown on cream paper.

Cameo, No. 1 (Mother and Child)

1880-1903

Etching of a tall building with a lamp post and small figures gathered in an open courtyard.

Courtyard, Brussels

1887

Etching of a courtyard with a tree, inn building, lamp, and chickens pecking on the ground, with a figure at right.

Hôtel de la Croix Blanche

1888

Etching of a château with a conical tower rising above dense trees and a railing along a river bank.

Château de Verneuil, Touraine

1888

Etching of a tall arched window flanked by slender columns, with a smaller window above and loose sketched lines.

Windows, Bourges

1888

Etching of a monastery courtyard with arched arcades, tall windows, hanging laundry and small figures walking below.

Court of the Monastery of St Augustine, Bourges

1888

Pencil sketch of two seated figures at a piano beside a tall window, with loose shading and bare paper.

The Duet, No. 2

1894

Etching of a city street with a classical building, bare trees on the right, and small pedestrians and a cart on the road.

Fitzroy Square (Street Scene)

1878-81

Lithograph of a sleeping woman in a long dress reclining in a chair, sketched in loose gray lines.

La Belle Dame endormie

1894

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in a headwrap, draped in flowing cloth that spreads out to either side.

Figure Study

1894

Pencil sketch of a man standing barefoot with arms raised to his head, beside a chair, on cream paper.

Study

1894

Sketch of a curved theatre facade with a horse-drawn cart and pedestrians on the street in the foreground.

Back of the Gaiety Theatre

1895

Loose pencil sketch of a seated man in a headscarf holding a cup, with dark shading behind him on pale paper.

The Master Smith

1895

Loose charcoal sketch of a blacksmith at an anvil in a workshop with hanging tools and a standing figure at left.

The Sunny Smithy

1895

Seymour Seated (Seymour Haden, Jr., Seated)

1857-58

Loose lithograph sketch of two men seated in a dim interior, drawn in soft crayon shading on pale paper.

The Strong Arm

1895

Etching of a seated man in a wide-brimmed hat reading among a crowd of onlookers, with handwritten French inscriptions above.

The Title to the French Set

1858

Etching of a street with old buildings, a horse-drawn cart, a street lamp, a bare tree and a wooden fence.

Temple (The Temple)

[1880-81]

Loose lithograph of a seated man with a mustache in a dark coat, hands resting on his lap, in an armchair.

Portrait of Dr. Whistler, No. 2

1894

Sketches of Miss Philip and Mr. A. Studd

1895

Loose pencil sketch of a bearded man in a jacket, head turned, on a pale peach paper ground.

Stephane Mallarmé, No. 2

1892

Etching of a row of steamboats moored on a river, with a small bridge at the right edge and streaked sky above.

Steamboat Fleet

[1875]

Etched street scene of a busy city avenue with tall buildings, carriages, horses and pedestrians receding toward a distant to

St. James's Street, June 1878

July 2, 1878

Ink sketch of a standing man with one arm outstretched, with the handwritten caption 'Suggestion by Whistler for his Portrait

Suggestion by Whistler for his Portrait

19th-20th century

Pen sketch of a curly-haired winged figure holding a staff, with dotted halo outlines, on cream paper.

Whistler as Butterfly

19th-20th century

Lithograph of a river bridge and hazy city skyline with two figures on a stone embankment in the foreground.

The Savoy Pigeons

1896

Pencil-like lithograph of a tyresmith at an anvil beside an arched doorway, with standing men and figures in the dim interior

The Tyresmith, from "The Whirlwind"

November 15, 1890

Loose etched sketch of a Paris greengrocer's shop with heaped vegetables, two women shoppers and a child in a doorway.

Fruit-Shop, Paris (Greengrocer's Shop, Paris)

1892-93

Faint etched print of a standing nude woman seen frontally, with loose lines and light hatching on a pale sheet.

Nude Woman Standing

[1873-75]

Etching of a Gothic cathedral facade with a spire at right and small figures walking on a street in front.

Notre Dame, Bourges

1888

Etching of a river at dawn with sailboats, a wooden pier, factory chimneys and a church spire under a cloudy sky.

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

1861

Etching of a blacksmith's forge with workers around an anvil, tools hanging on the wall, and figures in hats.

The Forge, from "A Series of Sixteen Etchings of Scenes on the Thames and Other Subjects"

1866

Sketch of a row of Chelsea houses with chimneys, a bare tree and iron railings along the street.

Lindsay Row, Chelsea

1888

Sketch of a seated nude woman with bowed head on a draped platform, with a chair at the left edge of the sheet.

Little Nude Model, Reading

1889-90

Pale grey lithograph of a dancing female figure with arms outstretched, holding a billowing veil of drapery.

Dancing Girl

1889

Grey lithograph sketch of a busy market square with figures, awnings, arched windows and buildings.

The Market Place, Vitré

1893

Monochrome sketch of stone steps in a park with walking figures, a sculpted pedestal at right, and tall trees behind.

The Steps, Luxembourg Gardens

1893

Loose pencil sketch of a reclining female nude on a draped couch in a sparse studio interior, by James McNeill Whistler.

Nude Model, Reclining (Nude Model Resting)

1893

Sketch of a vaulted gallery with framed paintings on the wall and visitors walking across the floor.

The Long Gallery, Louvre, from "The Studio"

1894

Pencil sketch of a classical stone archway framing a dim workshop with two figures working at a bench.

The Whitesmiths: Impasse de Carmélites

1894

Loose pencil-style sketch of steep gabled roofs, a chimney and a tower above a stone house with an arched doorway.

Gabled Roofs, Vitré

1893

Loose sketch of a seated mustached man with hatched strokes for his jacket and trousers on white paper.

The Doctor, from "The Pageant"

1894

Loose sketch of a standing woman in a headscarf and flowing dress, leaning on a bowl, drawn in dark lines on cream paper.

Girl with a Bowl

1895

Sketch of two children standing at a doorway beside a house with bay windows, drawn in loose grey lines on cream paper.

Little Doorway, Lyme Regis

1895

Lithograph of two figures beside horses in a stable yard, drawn in loose dark strokes on cream paper.

The Smith's Yard, from "The International Studio"

1895

Lithograph of a seated woman with dark hair, face lightly modeled and body rendered in loose tonal strokes.

Firelight (Mrs. Joseph Pennell)

1896

Pencil sketch of townhouses and trees along a street, drawn lightly on cream paper with the number 146 in the corner.

Trial Sketch: Grande Rue Dieppe

probably 1891

Etching of a woman in a long dress and bonnet at a ship railing, looking out to sea with gulls and rigging beside her.

The Major's Daughter (from "Once a Week")

June 21, 1862

The Nun in "Count Burckhardt" (from "Once a Week")

September 27, 1862

Etching of a woman with long windblown hair leaning against a wall, with a stormy sky and sea behind her.

The Relief Fund in Lancashire (for "Once a Week")

July 26, 1862

The Morning before the Massacre of St. Bartholomew (from "Once a Week")

August 16, 1862

Lithograph of a draped woman seated on a bench, head bowed, rendered in soft grey tones on cream paper.

The Draped Figure Seated, from "L'Estampe Originale"

October-December 1893

Sketch of a dancing girl with billowing drapery and an outstretched arm, drawn in soft grey strokes on cream paper.

Dancing Girl

1890

Loose pencil sketch of a standing female figure partly draped in vertical folds of cloth, with one arm raised.

Model Draping

1890

Sketch of two seated women chatting in a garden, with a statue on a pedestal and trees behind them.

Conversations under the Statue, Luxembourg Gardens

1893

Monochrome sketch of a city building with a crowded balcony of figures and umbrellas, chimneys above, by Whistler.

The Long Balcony (Paris Windows, The Long Balcony)

1894

Loose sketch of two men seated at a table in an interior, with a standing woman in a gown at the right.

Late Picquet

1890

The Old Smith's Story

1896

Loose pencil sketch of a young woman in a hat and long coat, standing with her head bowed, on cream paper.

Portrait of a Young Woman Wearing a Hat (Miss Seaton) (Dorothy Seaton in a Hat)

1902

Loose sketch of a seated young woman in a chair, face lit within dense diagonal shading, by James McNeill Whistler.

Portrait of a Young Woman (Miss Seaton) (Dorothy Seaton)

1897, only printed posthumously

Loose lithograph sketch of a young girl in a long dress standing before a shaded background, by James McNeill Whistler.

Little Evelyn, from "The Art Journal," opposite p. 88

March 1896

Lithograph of a seated shoemaker at a cluttered worktable with a standing woman behind him in a dim interior.

The Shoemaker (The Shoemaker, Dieppe)

1896

Pen sketch of a hooded woman leaning on a wall beside a stormy, swirling sky and dark ground.

The Relief Fund in Lancashire (for "Once a Week," July 26, 1862)

1862

Black-and-white print of a woman in a long dress leaning on a ship railing, looking toward the sea and distant shore.

The Major's Daughter (for "Once a Week," June 21, 1862)

1862

Pen-and-ink print of a woman in a long gown seated at a window, looking out over a city with rooftops and clouds.

The Morning Before the Massacre of St. Bartholomew (for "Once a Week," August 16, 1862)

1862