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James McNeill Whistler

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The Nun in "Count Burckhardt" (for "Once a Week," September 27, 1862)

1862

Engraving of a seated woman in a long gown by a window, printed on a magazine page with verse below.

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

August 16, 1862

Engraved illustration of a woman in a long dress leaning on a ship's rail beside rigging, with open sea behind her, on a prin

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

June 21, 1862

Wood engraving of a veiled woman in a long gown standing at a window, with printed verse on the page above and below.

Count Burckhardt (from "Once a Week," September 27, 1862)

September 27, 1862

Engraved magazine illustration of a pensive woman with long flowing hair and gown beside printed text columns, July 1862.

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

July 26, 1862

Engraved Coast Survey plate with a map of Anacapa Island above and a view of its eastern sea cliffs and sea arch below.

U.S. Coast Survey...Sketch of Anapaca Island in Santa Barbara Channel

1854-57

Lithograph of a Chelsea fishmonger's shop front with the name Maunder on the fascia and figures at the counter.

Maunder's Fish Shop, Chelsea, from "Whirlwind," December 27, 1890

1890

Etching of Venice lagoon with masted boats, gondolas, a domed church and wooden mooring posts in the foreground.

Venice

1879/1880

Riault the Engraver

1860

Etched portrait of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat, head turned to the side, on a tan paper sheet.

Robert Barr

1894

Etching of moored sailing boats and masts on a lagoon, with a domed church and bell tower at left.

San Giorgio

1878

Etching of a reclining young child looking over the shoulder toward the viewer, with a sketched hilly landscape behind.

Bibi Valentin

1859

Etching of a Venetian street seen through a dark archway, with seated figures on steps and a shop front beside it.

The Fish Shop, Venice

1879/80

Etching of a busy street with a crowded fish shop under an awning, with figures and tenement windows above.

The Fish Shop, Busy Chelsea

1886

Grey lithograph of a river bridge and city skyline, with two figures and pigeons on a stone embankment in the foreground.

Savoy Pigeons

1896

Pencil sketch of a bearded man seated in a chair, leaning forward against a dark shaded background.

Firelight. Joseph Pennell. No. 2

1896

Monochrome print of the Thames with small boats, a railway bridge across the river, and a hazy city skyline.

Charing Cross Railway Bridge

1896

Misty grey lithograph of the Thames with a factory chimney skyline, barges on the water and bare trees on the bank.

The Thames

1896

Lithograph of a standing man in a dark suit and white collar against a hatched dark background, by Whistler.

Portret van Robert de Montesquion

1895

Loose pencil-like sketch of two women seated at a tea table with cups, one in a feathered hat, in an interior.

The afternoon tea

1893

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in a high collar and puffed sleeves, drawn loosely on pale paper.

The Medici Collar

1893

Loose sketch of a timber bridge over a river with pedestrians on its deck and a distant city skyline on the left.

Brug over de Theems

1879

Faint sketch of a seated woman in a hat with a red collar beside a child, with soft yellow wash on pale paper.

Lady and Child

1893

Muted watercolor of sailboats on grey sea under cloudy sky, with figures on a sandy beach in the foreground.

Violet [Note?]...The Return of the Fishing Boats

c. 1885

Watercolor sketch of a sandy beach with figures, a tent, beach huts and a distant steamship on the horizon.

Beach Scene

probably 1885

Watercolor of a brick shop front with arched doorways, a paned window, and two children with a dog on a sunlit street.

Village Shop, Chelsea

1883/1884

Study in Black and Gold (Madge O'Donoghue)

1883/1884

Etching of Venetian palaces along a misty canal at night, with soft reflections in the water.

Nocturne: Palaces, from the Second Venice Set

1879

Tan cover of Whistler's Notes portfolio with spaced capital title, a small ornament, and the artist's name in italic.

Notes

published 1887

Etching of a moored fishing boat with a hanging sail on calm water, with a domed church faintly visible at right.

Fishing-Boat

1880

Loose pencil-like sketch of two girls by a small doorway beside a tall house with windows and a stone street.

The Little Doorway, Lyme Regis

1895

Pencil sketch of a butterfly with shaded wings and curled antennae on cream paper, with a short curved line above.

Butterfly

c. 1890