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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