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James McNeill Whistler

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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

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

Butterfly

1898/99

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

c. 1879

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

The Mast

1880

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 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

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

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 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

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

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

Figure Study in Colors

1890

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

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