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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Etching of an older woman serving a young girl at a shop counter in a stone doorway lined with jars and bottles.

La Marchande de Moutarde

James McNeill Whistler, 1858

Etching of a crowded river waterfront with warehouses, masted sailing ships, rowing boats and workers on the water.

Thames Warehouses

James McNeill Whistler, 1859

Etching of a harbor with moored barges, a seated boatman, tall masts, and riverside warehouses under a pale sky.

The Pool

James McNeill Whistler, 1859

Etching of a man in a cap and cloak holding a cello, with loose cross-hatched lines around him.

Becquet

James McNeill Whistler, 1859

Etched portrait of a bearded man with tousled hair, one hand raised to his chest, looking toward the viewer.

Z. Astruc, Editor of _L'Artiste_

James McNeill Whistler, 1859

Etching of Paris's Isle de la Cité with stone bridges over the Seine, an iron footbridge, and figures and carts on the quay.

Isle de la Cité, Paris

James McNeill Whistler, 1859

Etching of a standing girl in a long cloak and bonnet against vertical hatched lines, signed Whistler 1860.

Annie Haden

James McNeill Whistler, 1860

Etching of a crowded harbor with many masts and rowboats, and a foreground crowd of people in top hats and bonnets.

The Penny Boat

James McNeill Whistler, 1859

Etching of a seated man with curly hair holding a concertina, with a violin and bow on a table beside him.

Ross Winans

James McNeill Whistler, 1861

Etching of the half-timbered Speke Hall behind bare trees, with a wide empty lawn in the foreground.

Speke Hall, No.1

James McNeill Whistler, 1870

Etching of a standing woman wrapped in loose drapery, face turned toward viewer, against a hatched dark background.

Draped Model

James McNeill Whistler, 1870

The Muff

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1873

Drypoint portrait of a seated boy wrapped in a hatched cloak, looking toward the viewer against a pale background.

The Boy

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1873/1875

Etching of a bearded man playing a guitar, with loose crosshatched shading against a pale ground.

The Guitar Player

James McNeill Whistler, 1875

Etching of a woman in a long dark dress seated at a piano, drawn in loose hatched lines against a pale background.

The Piano

James McNeill Whistler, 1875

Etching of two tall-masted sailing ships moored in a harbor, with a rowboat and distant masts and buildings.

Two Ships

James McNeill Whistler, 1875

Etching of steamboats and masts moored on a misty harbor, with two people in a rowboat in the foreground.

Steamboats off the Tower

James McNeill Whistler, 1875

Etching of a riverside factory with smokestacks, a barge and rowers on the water, and a bridge at right.

Price's Candle-Works

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1875

Etching of a misty riverside skyline with factory chimneys and moored rowboats on calm water.

Battersea: Dawn

James McNeill Whistler, 1875

Etching of fishing boats and tall masts drawn up on a shore, with a cliff and sheds behind them.

Fishing Boats, Hastings

James McNeill Whistler, 1877

Etching of a narrow old street with gabled timber buildings, a church spire in the distance, and a bare tree at right.

Wych Street

James McNeill Whistler, 1877

Etching of a narrow lane lined with leaning old houses, with leaded windows and two small figures in the foreground.

Little Smithfield

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1877

Etching of the arched Temple Bar gateway with statues, a horse and cart, and pedestrians on a city street.

Temple Bar

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1877

Lord Wolseley

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1877

Etching of moored sailing barges with tall masts beside a quay, buildings on the left, and smoky sky over calm water.

From Pickle-Herring Stairs

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1878

Etching of a Chelsea riverside with moored sailing barges, a rowboat on mud, and old gabled houses and a pub.

The 'Adam and Eve', Old Chelsea

James McNeill Whistler, 1878

Etching of a river scene framed by buildings, with small boats and a distant bridge on the water beneath a pale sky.

Under Old Battersea Bridge

James McNeill Whistler, 1879

Etching of Venice's skyline across a calm lagoon, with gondolas, mooring posts, church towers and a sailing ship.

Little Venice

James McNeill Whistler, 1880

Etching of a misty harbor with a sailing ship, domed buildings and a tall tower reflected in still water.

Nocturne

James McNeill Whistler, 1879/1880

Etching of a dark archway with leafy branches, a glowing interior, seated figures at a table, and a woman with a child.

The Traghetto, No.II

James McNeill Whistler, 1879/1880

Etching of two arched doorways on a Venetian canal, with a gondola and bridge in the distance.

Two Doorways

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1879/1880

Etching of a canal with a curved bridge, hanging laundry, boats, figures and old buildings along the banks.

The Bridge

James McNeill Whistler, 1879/1880

Etching of a cluttered wheelwright workshop with timber beams, a wagon wheel, and workers at their tasks.

Wheelwright

James McNeill Whistler, 1879/1880

Etching of a busy city street with a large arcade column, horse carriages, and pedestrians sketched in loose lines.

Regent's Quadrant

James McNeill Whistler, 1880/1881

Etching of a rustic thatched smithy interior with windows, workbenches, scattered tools, and figures at work.

The Smithy

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1880

Etching of sailing boats with tall masts on a calm river, with a distant town skyline and trees along the far shore.

Dordrecht

James McNeill Whistler, 1884

Etching of a standing woman in a hood beside a dark cottage doorway, with a seated child and a window at upper right.

Cottage Door

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1884/1886

Etching of children gathered at a shop doorway beside shelves of jars and pots, by James McNeill Whistler, 1887.

The Village Sweet-Shop

James McNeill Whistler, 1887

Etching of two women in an interior, one standing and one seated sewing, with loose hatched lines and a mantel behind them.

The Seamstress

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1884/1886

Etching of Saint James's Park with trees, horse-drawn carriages and strolling pedestrians in loose linework.

Saint James's Park

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1884/1886

Pen sketch of an old-clothes shop interior with garments hanging on the left, shelves below, and a figure in a dark doorway.

Old-Clothes Shop, No.I

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1884/1886

Etching of a cluttered old-clothes shop interior with hanging garments, figures near a doorway, and children at left.

Old-Clothes Shop, No.II

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1884/1886

Pen sketch of a Chelsea street with a dark doorway at the top of stone steps and several figures walking nearby.

Little Steps, Chelsea

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1884/1886

Etching of a street fruit shop with a T.A. Nash sign, awning, and figures in hats and children in the foreground.

T.A. Nash's Fruit-Shop

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1886

Etched street scene of a busy shop front with a crowd of figures along a row of Chelsea buildings and awnings.

The Fish-Shop, Busy Chelsea

James McNeill Whistler, 1887

Etching of a fruit and potato shop under a striped awning, with a sign reading J.H. Woods and figures near the stall.

Woods's Fruit Shop

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1886/1888

Etching of a London street with shopfronts, a shop sign reading GEISHER, house numbers 73 and 74, and small figures on the pa

York Street, Westminster

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1886/1888

Etching of a city street with shopfronts, a barber's sign, a gas lamp and small groups of pedestrians.

The Barber's

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1886/1888

Etching of a rag shop front with hanging cloth, a dark doorway, and small figures including a seated child on the street.

Rag-Shop, Milman's Row

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1886/1888

Etching of a Chelsea street with a shopfront, iron railings, and women and children on the pavement.

Justice Walk - Chelsea

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1886/1888

Etching of a Chelsea street with shopfronts, bird cages in windows, small pedestrians, and a horse and cart at right.

Bird-Cages Chelsea

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1886/1888

Etching of a street shopfront with an awning, a produce stall, and small figures in the foreground.

Exeter Street

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1886/1888

Etching of a woman holding a child in a doorway beneath shelves of caged birds, with a shop interior behind.

Bird-Cages, Drury Lane

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1886/1888

Etching of a standing woman, a small child, and a seated child beside a windowed wall and dark hatched drapery.

Petticoat Lane

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1886/1888

Etched street scene of a market arcade with small figures, stalls and a shop sign, drawn in fine hatched lines.

Clothes Exchange, No.I

James McNeill Whistler, 1887

Etching of a crowded street scene with a tall arched building, women in long dresses, and a small standing child.

Clothes Exchange, No.II

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1886/1888

Etching of a narrow passage with a sign reading Entrance to the Exhibition Clothes Exchange and figures in long dresses.

Fleur de Lys Passage

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1886/1888

Etching of a street lined with shopfronts under awnings, with small figures walking and standing along the pavement.

Saint James's Place, Hounsditch

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1886/1888

Etching of a crowded city street with shopfronts, awnings, pedestrians, and a sign reading Babrahams.

Cutler Street, Hounsditch

James McNeill Whistler, 1887

Etching of a market interior with a standing woman, a seated woman, a child, and hanging cloth beneath a wooden frame.

After the Sale, Hounsditch

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1886/1888

Etching of a park lawn with seated and standing figures, wooden steps at left, and a hedgerow along the top.

Steps, Gray's Inn

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1886/1888

Pen sketch of women in hats seated on long benches with children across an open lawn, by James McNeill Whistler.

Long Seats, Gray's Inn

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1886/1888

Etching of a standing girl in a wide hat and ruffled dress beside a small child, with a faint third figure at right.

The Little Nurse

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1886/1888

Loose ink sketch of a Gothic arched church doorway with stone pillars and a wooden door, with buildings sketched above.

Church Doorway, Edgemere

James McNeill Whistler