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James McNeill Whistler

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Etching of a seated young woman with curly hair, lace collar and full skirt, arms resting on her knees, looking at the viewer

Twelve Etchings from Nature: Fumette

1858

Etching of a seated woman in a dark cap with folded hands, set against a dense hatched chair back.

Twelve Etchings from Nature: La Rétameuse

1858

Etching of a seated woman with a parasol and striped shawl in tall grass, with a basket beside her and an open field behind.

Twelve Etchings from Nature: En Plein Soleil

1858

Etching of a village street with whitewashed houses, a cart, an arched doorway and small figures on a dirt road.

Twelve Etchings from Nature: Liverdun

1858

Etching of a crumbling timber-framed house with a thatched roof, a small child in the doorway, and a leaning ladder.

Twelve Etchings from Nature: The Unsafe Tenement

1858

Etching of a shadowed village street with gabled houses, a lone walker, and a dark sky.

Twelve Etchings from Nature: Street in Saverne

1858

Etching of a harbor with moored sailing boats, masts, a church tower and waterfront buildings, crossed by diagonal rigging li

San Giorgio

1879/80

Etching of a crowded riverside wharf with moored boats, masts, old buildings, and a dockworker leaning on a railing in the fo

Black Lion Wharf

1859

Etching of a seated bearded man in a fur cap and long coat, holding a cello, with loose crosshatched background lines.

Becquet

1871

Etching of a harbor with tall ships, rigging, a brick warehouse, and two men in caps in the foreground.

Rotherhithe

1860

Etching of Vauxhall Bridge over the Thames with a foreground barge, dark sail and rigging, and figures on the bridge.

Vauxhall Bridge

1861

Etching of an ornate arched doorway with lattice panels, a woman standing at the threshold, and reflections in water below.

The Doorway

1880

Etching of a curving bridge over a canal with pedestrians, small boats, old buildings and a distant chimney.

The Bridge

1886

Etching of a domed church across a misty lagoon with faint boats, posts and distant spires in soft tones.

Nocturne: Salute

1879-80

Misty river landscape with a distant town, church spire, chimneys, a rowboat, and two figures in the foreground.

Early Morning

1898

Loose charcoal-like sketch of a seated man with one hand raised to his head, set against a dark shaded background.

Joseph Pennell, No. 2

1896

Misty lithograph of the Thames with barges, a sailboat, a bridge and a distant city skyline with chimneys.

The Thames

1896

Woman in a dark dress and bonnet leans on a ship's rail, looking out over the sea beside rigging lines and gulls.

The Major's Daughter: Clara Vinrace's Farewell to her Father

1862

Etching of a woman in a dark dress seated at a desk in a dim room with curtains, head bowed in thought.

The Trial Sermon, Joanna Douglas at Her Desk

1862

Watercolor sketch of a standing woman in a blue cap and draped gown holding a vase of flowers against a grey wall.

The Little Blue Cap

1893/95

Etching of a waterfront scene with a tall mast, old buildings with balconies, strolling figures, and sailing ships in the dis

The Little Mast

1880

Etching of Venetian palaces with arched windows and balconies on a canal, with gondolas floating in the water.

The Palaces

1880

Etching of a dark archway with overhanging trees, men seated at a table at right, and a woman with a child at left.

The Traghetto, No.II

1880

Etching of a Venetian waterfront with figures on the quay, moored boats, a gondola on the water, and distant palazzo facades.

The Riva, No.I

1879/1880

Etching of a dark stone archway opening to a sunlit street, with a woman and child in shawls in the foreground.

The Beggars

1879/1880

Etching of a Venetian street with a tall mast, seated women in the foreground, and weathered buildings receding into the dist

The Venetian Mast

1879/1880

Etching of an arched passage opening onto a quay with small boats, figures, and hanging laundry beside a canal.

San Biagio

1879/1880

Etching of masted boats moored in a lagoon with a church tower and waterfront buildings on the horizon.

San Giorgio

1880

Etching of Venice across a lagoon with a domed church and gondolas above, and figures and moored boats on a quay below.

Upright Venice

1879-1880

Etching of a Venetian waterfront with pedestrians, gondolas, moored boats, and palazzo facades along the canal.

The Riva, No.II

1880

Etching of a garden doorway framed by stone steps, trees and ivy, with a seated figure in the foreground.

Garden

1880

Etching of a crowded Venetian street with striped awnings, stairs, a bell tower, and a shop sign reading Vendita.

The Rialto

1880

Etching of a city street with buildings, chimneys, a horse-drawn cart, a lamp post, and a bare tree on the right.

Temple

c. 1880/1881

Etching of woven lobster pots lined up on a beach with the sea and horizon in the background.

Lobster-Pots

c. 1880/1881

Misty etching of a river at dawn with a distant city skyline, smokestacks, boats, and two figures on the shore.

Early Morning

1878

Etching of tall ship masts and rigging over workers on a dock, with other ships and buildings in the distant harbor.

Shipping at Liverpool

1867

Etching of a dark archway with a lantern and boat, leafy trees overhead, and figures seated at a table on the right.

The Traghetto

1880

Etching of a dark archway; two shawled figures stand in shadow at right while a man and passersby walk in light beyond.

The Beggars

1880

Etching of tall palace facades along a misty canal, with a small gondola and soft reflections in the water.

Nocturne: Palaces

c. 1880

Etching of a Venetian palazzo with arched windows, a balcony with figures, and a woman in a doorway above a canal.

The Balcony

c. 1880

Etching of a stooping woman in a long gown at an arched doorway with a sunburst fanlight and hanging cloth inside.

The Dyer

1879-80

Etching of a drawbridge over a canal with a church spire, figures on the bridge, and boats reflected in the water.

Little Drawbridge, Amsterdam

1889

Pencil sketch of a standing man in a long coat with hands in pockets, shaded background, on pale paper.

Study for Portrait of Thomas Way

1896

Lithograph of a corner building with balcony and street figures, drawn in soft black crayon on cream paper.

The Manager's Window, Gaiety Theatre

1896

Loose monochrome sketch of a seated woman with folded hands in a long dress, against a cream paper background.

Portrait Study: Mrs. Philip

1896

Sketch of a standing man in a dark suit and bow tie holding a hat and cane, drawn in loose grey hatching on paper.

Portrait Study: Mr. Herbert C. Pollitt

1896

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

Savoy Pigeons

1896

Tonal sketch of a multi-arched stone bridge over a river at dusk, with distant spires and figures on the bank.

Evening, Little Waterloo Bridge

1896

Loose pencil-like sketch of a woman reclining on a chaise longue in an interior, with draped fabric and soft shading.

The Siesta

1896

Lithograph of a woman lying in bed beside an open window with a balcony overlooking a distant city skyline.

By the Balcony

1896

Loose lithograph sketch of a tall church tower with spire, bare trees and small figures near the base.

St. Anne's, Soho

1896

Loose lithograph sketch of a bearded man in a dark coat, head turned, one hand raised near his chest.

Sketch of William E. Henley

1896

Loose black crayon-like sketch of a standing man in a long coat and hat against a dark shadowed background.

Count Robert de Montesquiou, No. 2

1894

Pen sketch of a draped standing figure with bowed head and loose robe, on pale paper.

Draped Figure, Standing

1891

Grey misty print of the Thames with a church spire, factory chimneys, a boat on the water and two figures on the bank.

Early Morning: The Thames at Battersea, London

1878

Pencil sketch of a seated nude model reading a book, with draped cloth beside her on a platform.

The Little Nude Model Reading

1890

Monochrome sketch of a woman in a cap holding a child seated on a bench, drawn in loose lines on cream paper.

Mother and Child, No. 2

1890

Lithograph sketch of a seated bearded man leaning forward, with dark crayon shading around the figure.

Firelight - Joseph Pennell, No. 2

1896

Lithograph of a wooden bridge over a river with a figure rowing a small boat in the foreground and a hazy city beyond.

The Broad Bridge

1878

Sketch of a seated woman in a plumed hat beside a small table with tea cups, drawn in loose dark strokes on cream paper.

La Jolie New Yorkaise

1894

Loose charcoal-toned sketch of a man and a child seated together against a sketched background of foliage.

Father and Son

1895

Lithograph sheet music cover of two cadets in uniform beside a river landscape, framed by a decorative vine border.

Design cover for West Point Song of the Graduates

1852

Etching of a low coastline with a sailboat, surrounded by small sketched portrait heads, by James McNeill Whistler.

Sketches on the Coast Survey Plate

1854/55

Pen and ink sketch of a butterfly with hatched wings and handwritten margin notes on pale paper.

Butterfly

1898/99

Pen and ink sketch with blue wash of a club lying across a tasseled cushion, with a handwritten size note beside it.

A Club on a Cushion

1898/99

Sketch after "Arrangement in Brown and Black: Portrait of Miss Rosa Corder"

c. 1879

Etching of a village sweet shop with children at a dark doorway and a window of jars on shelves beside a paneled door.

The Village Sweet Shop

1886

Etching of a standing elderly woman in a bonnet and dark shawl, with a long skirt and pale apron, by Whistler.

The Mother Gerard

1858

Etching of a busy wharf with warehouses, moored boats, tall sailing ships, and a boy seated on timber in the foreground.

Eagle Wharf

1859

Etching of a crowded Thames waterfront with moored sailing ships, rowboats, a brick Thames Police tower, and workers on the w

Thames Police

1859

Etching of tall-masted sailing boats moored at a busy quay, with figures on the wharf and brick buildings at left.

Billingsgate

1859

Etching of a dim forge interior with a man gesturing beside an anvil, two boys in hats, and figures in shadow at right.

The Forge

1862

Etching of a Thames riverside with barges, a tugboat, city buildings and chimneys, and two men standing on the embankment.

Millbank

1861

Etching of a harbor with masted ships, rowboats on the water, and two men on a pier in the foreground.

The Little Pool

1861

Etching of moored boats on a river with a bridge and church tower in the distance.

Chelsea Bridge and Church

1871

Etching of a city street with a tall mast, brick houses, and women sitting and sewing in the foreground.

The Mast

1880

Etched title page showing a crowd of figures around a seated woman in a hat, with printed title lettering above and below.

The Title Page for 'Douze Eaux Fortes d'après Nature'

1858

Etching of a foreground sailboat with dark sail and a distant fleet of ships on calm water at evening.

Her Majesty's Fleet: Evening

1887

Etching of several sailing ships with masts lined up along a distant shoreline, with loose sketched water and clouds.

Return to Tilbury

1887

Etching of a river view with a waterfront town, masted boats, smoking chimneys, and rowers in small boats in the foreground.

Tilbury

1887

Etching of women seated under a wooden canopy at a waterfront, with sailboat masts visible in the distance.

The Landing Stage, Cowes

1887

Etching of a crowded harbor with masted ships and a boat of passengers on rippling water under a sketchy sky.

The Visitors' Boat

1887

Etching of a harbor with fluttering bunting on masts, figures at a rail, and distant ships under a sketched sky.

Bunting

1887

Etching of monitor warships on a calm harbor with sketched figures in hats in the foreground.

The Fleet: Monitors

1887

Etching of sailing ships and small boats on calm water under sparse clouds, with a tall masted ship near the center.

The Turret Ship

1887

Watercolor sketch of a street with shopfronts, a woman in a doorway, and small figures walking on the pavement.

Chelsea Shop

1897/1900

Etching of two grazing horses in a rural field with farm buildings, trees, and a dramatic hatched sky.

Landscape with the Horse

1859

Pen sketches on a page: seated man, three robed figures in an arch, a newsboy, a hat-wearing man, and a smoker.

Christ and Two Disciples on the Road to Emmaus (from Sketchbook)

1854-55

Pen and ink sketch of a hooded figure bent over a desk with an open book, inkwell and candlestick.

Half-length Figure in a Monk's Cowl (Possibly a Self-portrait) (from Sketchbook)

1854

Ink sketch of a seated man at a table under a mosquito net, with insects around him, on orange paper.

Man at Table beneath Mosquito Net (from Sketchbook)

1854-55

Pen and ink map of the Western Hemisphere showing North and South America, Greenland, and surrounding ocean with place names.

Map of the Western Hemisphere (from Sketchbook)

1851

Portrait of Frederick R. Leyland

ca. 1871-73

Pen sketches on a page: seated man, robed figures, a shouting newspaper seller with caption 'Terrible Disaster! Loss of the A

Terrible Disaster! Loss of the Arctic! (from Sketchbook)

1854-55

Etching of two women at left and a standing child holding a toddler at right, drawn in loose sketchy lines on pale paper.

The Menpes Children

1887

Etching of a standing young woman in a long skirt and puffed sleeves, hands clasped at her waist, against a pale background.

Fumette, Standing

1859

Etching of a seated man in a long coat, turned toward the viewer, against a dark hatched background.

Axenfeld

1860