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Loose charcoal sketch of a bearded man with dark hair, turned three-quarter view, arms crossed, on pale paper.

Sketch of a Blacksmith

James McNeill Whistler, 1895

Two small sketches on cream paper: a street of tall buildings with balconies, and a seated interior group with figures.

Two Trial Sketches: A. Grande Rue, Dieppe; B. An Interior

James McNeill Whistler, probably 1891, printed posthumously

Stippled monochrome sketch of an interior with furniture and upright forms on a pale grey sheet.

An Interior

James McNeill Whistler, probably 1891, printed posthumously

Lithograph of two women seated at a tea table in an interior, one in a feathered hat, sketched in loose dark lines.

Afternoon Tea

James McNeill Whistler, 1897

Sketch of a tall stone house with a yellow tiled roof, dormer window, arched doorway, and two small figures in the street.

Yellow House, Lannion

James McNeill Whistler, 1893

Sketch of a seated woman in a bonnet holding a small child on her lap, drawn in soft charcoal tones on cream paper.

Mother and Child, No. 2

James McNeill Whistler, 1891, printed 1895

Lithograph of a seated woman with dark curly hair, face lit in pale tones, hands resting in her lap, loose sketchy shading.

Firelight

James McNeill Whistler, 1896

Lithograph of a seated man in a chair against a dark, heavily shaded background, drawn in soft grey strokes.

Firelight: Joseph Pennell, No. 1

James McNeill Whistler, 1896

Grey lithograph of a barber shop storefront with a window display and a figure standing in a shadowed doorway.

The Barber's Shop in the Mews

James McNeill Whistler, 1896

Lithograph of a standing man in a dark jacket and light trousers against a hatched grey wall on cream paper.

Study No. 1: Mr. Thomas Way

James McNeill Whistler, 1896

Lithograph of a standing man in a dark jacket with hands in pockets, casting a hatched shadow on a wall.

Study No. 2: Mr. Thomas Way

James McNeill Whistler, 1896

Pencil-like sketch of bare trees, a park path with walking figures, and a wooden fence and gate in the foreground.

Kensington Gardens

James McNeill Whistler, 1896

Sketch of a young girl in a long ruffled dress standing before a dark hatched background, by James McNeill Whistler.

Little Evelyn

James McNeill Whistler, 1896

Lithograph study of a standing bearded man in a dark suit, drawn in soft tonal shading on a cream paper background.

Study: Joseph Pennell

James McNeill Whistler, 1896

Loose charcoal-like sketch of a standing man in a long coat and fur hat beside a wall, on beige paper.

The Russian Schube

James McNeill Whistler, 1896

Monochrome print of a church tower with arched windows framed by bare trees and an open paved street.

St. Giles-in-the-Fields

James McNeill Whistler, 1896

Loose sketch of a standing woman in a feathered hat and fur boa, drawn in dark strokes on cream paper.

Beatrix Whistler

James McNeill Whistler, 1893 (only printed posthumously 1903)

Loose charcoal-toned sketch of a woman in a large hat seated beside an older woman in a shawl in an interior.

Mother and Daughter [La Mère Malade]

James McNeill Whistler, 1897

Sketch of a nude woman bending over a vase of flowers, with soft shading and a small animal at the right.

A Nude Model Arranging Flowers

James McNeill Whistler, probably 1892 (printed posthumously 1903)

Loose sketch of a draped model standing from behind beside a sofa, with a headwrap and soft pencil lines on pale paper.

Draped Model, Standing by a Sofa

James McNeill Whistler, 1893 (printed posthumously 1904)

Loose charcoal-style sketch of a woman seen from behind, looking over her shoulder, with hair pinned up and a circular frame.

Portrait Study: Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip

James McNeill Whistler, 1896 (only printed posthumously 1903)

Loose pencil sketch of a standing young woman in a hat and long coat, with soft shading and minimal outlines.

Portrait of a Young Woman Wearing a Hat [Miss Seaton]

James McNeill Whistler, 1897 (only printed posthumously 1903)

Loose pencil sketch of a young woman in a dark wrap, face lit at centre, hands at lower right, on cream paper.

Portrait of a Young Woman [Miss Seton]

James McNeill Whistler, 1897 (only printed posthumously 1903)

Pencil sketch of a standing female nude partly draped in fabric, with loose shading on pale paper.

Model Draping

James McNeill Whistler, probably 1889

Sketch of a building facade with an arched upper window, a dark lower window with seated figures, and horses below.

The Forge, Passage du Dragon

James McNeill Whistler, 1894

Loose sketch of a seated man with a mustache and dark jacket, hands in lap, on cream paper.

The Doctor

James McNeill Whistler, 1894

Monochrome print of a multi-arched stone bridge over a river at dusk, with figures on the bank and hazy spires in the distanc

Evening, Little Waterloo Bridge

James McNeill Whistler, 1896

Maud, Standing

James McNeill Whistler, 1876-78

Etching of a seated woman in a dark cap with folded hands, shaded with dense cross-hatching, by James McNeill Whistler.

La Rétameuse

James McNeill Whistler, 1858

Lithograph of the Speier Cathedral nave with tall columns, vaulted ceilings, and small figures of visitors on the stone floor

Interior of the Cathedral of Speier, plate eleven from Allemagne Monumentale et Pittoresque

Charles-Claude Bachelier, 1844