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James McNeill Whistler

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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

Etching of a standing woman wrapped in a draped shawl with a headscarf, set against loose cross-hatched shading.

Draped Model

1873/74

Brown tonal etching of faint ship masts and hulls along a misty horizon, with soft gradations of sky and water.

Nocturne: Shipping

1879/80

Etching of a dim forge interior with a blacksmith, an anvil, figures in hats, and hanging tools under a sketchy ceiling.

The Forge

1861

Etched portrait of a man in a cap and long cloak holding a tool, with loose hatched lines around him.

J. Becquet, Sculptor

1859

Dark etching of a night scene with glowing windows on a building facade and a radiating street lamp below.

The Dance House: Nocturne

1889

Etching of Venetian lagoon with moored sailing boats, a domed church on the skyline, and hatched clouds above the water.

The Steamboat, Venice

1879/80

Pen and ink sketch of sailing boats on a wide river with a distant town and church spire on the far bank.

Dordrecht

1886

Pencil sketch of a seated woman in a cap and loose dress, hands folded, with shaded background, by Whistler.

Figure Study in Colors

1890

Monochrome print of a misty harbor with sailing ships, wooden buildings, and a boat with two figures on the water.

Limehouse

1878

Pencil sketch of an entrance gate with a tall tower, arched passage, trees, and small figures on pale paper.

Entrance Gate

1887

Loose pen sketch of a narrow old court with tall buildings, a chimney, and small figures near an archway.

Little Court, Cloth Fair

1887

Pencil sketch of brick townhouses behind an iron fence and a small tree on Lindsey Row, Chelsea.

Lindsey Row, Chelsea

1888

Pencil sketch of Chelsea shop fronts with awnings, small figures on the street, and a rooftop skyline behind.

Chelsea Shops

1888

Sketch of a shop front with a large window, a hanging lantern, and several figures including children on the street.

Drury Lane Rags

1888

Sketch of a columned stone doorway and courtyard with small walking figures, by James McNeill Whistler, 1888.

Courtyard, Chelsea Hospital

1888

Pencil sketch of two farriers working on a horse in a dim workshop, one bending at its leg, one standing beside it.

The Farriers

1888

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in a wide-brimmed hat and long skirt holding gloves, on cream paper.

Suede Gloves

1890

The Little Nude Model, Reading

1889/90

Pencil sketch of a female figure in a swirling dance pose with billowing drapery on cream paper.

The Dancing Girl

1889

Pencil sketch of a standing female model with arms raised, partly draped in vertical folds of cloth on cream paper.

Model Draping

probably 1889

Sketch of an ornate building with arched windows, balconies and small figures gathered at street level, in grey tones.

Gatti's

1890

Faint sketch of architectural windows, shutters and framed classical figures on pale paper, by James McNeill Whistler.

Hôtel Colbert, Windows

1891

Pencil sketch of a columned doorway with steps leading up into a dark interior, with a stone urn on the right.

Staircase

1891

Sketch of figures taking tea at a garden table beneath trees, with a standing attendant and a tea service.

The Garden

1891

Grey lithograph of steep rooftops and houses reflected in a canal, with a church spire on the distant town skyline.

Vitré: The Canal

1893

Loose sketch of a busy market street with figures under awnings and arched shopfronts, drawn in grey tones on cream paper.

The Marketplace, Vitré

1893

Pencil sketch of a village house with steep gabled roofs, a tall chimney, and a doorway on a cobbled street.

Gabled Roofs

1893

Grey crayon sketch of a worn building facade with a shop doorway, figures in shadow, and a standing figure at right.

The Clock-Makers, Paimpol

1893

Sketch of park steps with a woman and child, a stone statue on a pedestal, and bare trees behind.

The Steps, Luxembourg

1893

Monochrome sketch of two seated women in a garden before a statue on a pedestal, with trees and figures in background.

Conversation under the Statue, Luxembourg Gardens

1893

Sketch of the Pantheon dome behind trees and a terrace balustrade, with figures in long dresses in the foreground.

The Pantheon, from the Terrace of the Luxembourg Gardens

1893

Soft black chalk sketch of a draped woman with bowed head seated on a bench, bare feet showing, on cream paper.

The Draped Figure, Seated

1893