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- Title
- La Belle Dame Paresseuse
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A seated female faces towards the viewer. She is leaning back in her chair, her chin resting on her left arm; she holds papers in her right hand that are in her lap.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1894
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.450
- Medium and Support
- transfer lithograph on heavy laid paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Courtyard, Chelsea Hospital
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A courtyard is depicted in the foreground with a doorway leading to a long passage in the distance at the right. The chief object of interest is the elaborate portal out of the couryard, flanked by columns and above which is a window with a balcony. Two faintly drawn windows are visible to the left, in front of which two figures sit together on a bench; there is indication of two stories of windows above the doorway, although the one of the third floor is only loosely indicated. The quoined edges of a tall wall at the right leads to a low wall on the right side in the foreground. In the foreground at the left are three children.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1888
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.425
- Medium and Support
- lithograph with stumping on laid paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Nursemaids—Les Bonnes du Luxembourg
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A scattering of figures, mostly women and young chidren, occupy the foreground and middle ground of the image. In the distance are several sculptures and urns framed by a curving balustrade with trees and some buildings behind.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1894
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.443
- Medium and Support
- transfer lithograph on laid paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Evening--Little Waterloo Bridge
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- Viewed from an elevated vantage point, a curved roadway at the lower left meets a bridge that crosses a river; in hte far distance are indications of buildings along the far bank. On both the roadway and bridge can be seen horse-drawn carriages and conveyances.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1896
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.458
- Medium and Support
- transfer lithograph with stumping on laid paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Wapping--The Pool
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A river stretches before the viewer. In the foreground are a several rows of flat, mast-less boats tied to the quay. A group of ships with sails furled are at anchor in the middle of the river. On either side and extending into the distance can be seen buildings that hug either bank of the river.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1879
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.370
- Medium and Support
- etching and drypoint, printed in warm black ink on laid paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Street at Saverne, One of the 'Twelve Etchings from Nature,' or the 'French Set'
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- In this nighttime view down a street, buildings along the left-hand side of the street are shown in with sharp recession into space. A solitary figure is seen in the shadows on the left-hand side half way down the street. The sky is darkened with parallel horizontal hatching lines. The only source of light is a lantern on the wall of the right side of the street. Dark shadows fall across the buildings on the left side.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1858
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.326
- Medium and Support
- etching, printed in black ink on Japan paper, laid down on white wove plate paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- The Letter (Maud, seated)
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A woman is seen seated in a chair, facing to the left but looking towards the viewer. She is in a long dress with long sleeves. She has her hands in her lap and holds a sheet of paper.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1873
- Accession Number
- 1993/2.33
- Medium and Support
- drypoint on old laid paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Fanny Leyland
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- An adolescent girl sits in a chair facing to the left, her hands resting in her lap. Her hair is loose around her shoulders and pulled back from her face. Her skirt consists of tiers of ruffles or other fabic. She has a pensive expression and her face is seen in profile.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1874
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.355
- Medium and Support
- drypoint on laid paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- The Beggars, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A deep covered passageway dominates the composition. At the near end of the passage, to the right side stand a woman and young girl, both with heads covered and looking at the viewer. Looking down the passageway, light catches the timbered ceiling and figures can be seen walking at the far end, silhouetted against the bright light in the square or street beyond. A lantern hangs above the entrance at the near end of the passage.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1879-1880
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.382
- Medium and Support
- etching and drypoint, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper, trimmed to platem
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- The Cock and the Pump
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- An open public space dominates the foreground of the image. In that space are several groups of children, particularly at the lower left of the image, a rooster at the lower right, and a water pump at the far side of the square just before the fence. Beyond is a street that receeds into the distance; on either side of the street are picturesque older buildings that face onto the square with banks of windows, overhangs, and steeply pitched rooflines.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1887
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.398
- Medium and Support
- etching, printed in warm black ink on laid paper, trimmed to platemark
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Shipbuilder's Yard
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A tall post to right of center bisects the composition. To the right is scaffolding and a platform. In the foreground, a figure of a standing man has been erased from the plate. The foreground is at the water's edge and while in the distance at the horizon are the masts of ships and smoke coming from a chimney to the right of the tall post.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1875
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.360
- Medium and Support
- drypoint, printed in black ink on old laid paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- An Unfinished Sketch of Lady Haden
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- An older woman is shown seated against an undifferentiated background. She has a dark hat on and is sitting facing towards the right, although her head, tilted on an angle, faces the viewer. Most of the figure is drawn with cursory attention, but the face is very delicately but fully modeled.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1895
- Accession Number
- 1973/1.735
- Medium and Support
- lithograph with scraping on wove paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- The Broad Bridge
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A man in a small boat with oars sits in front of a bridge, a pier of which is just behind and to the left of the boat. The viewer is also positioned on the water as only the bottom of the span is visible. Several other piers, also framed and clad with wood to protect against collision are visible on either side of the image. The distant view, seen between the piers, include a suspension bridge to the left of the central pier and the tower of a church or other buildings to the right.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1878
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.417
- Medium and Support
- lithotint with scraping, printed in brown ink on Japan paper, laid down on heavy wove paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Vitré—The Canal
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A French town, with houses along a canal or river in the foreground extends in the distance showing rooflines and towers under a blustery sky.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1893
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.435
- Medium and Support
- transfer lithograph with stumping on laid paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- La Belle Dame Paresseuse
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A seated female faces towards the viewer. She is leaning back in her chair, her chin resting on her left arm; she holds papers in her right hand that are in her lap.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1894
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.449
- Medium and Support
- transfer lithograph on laid paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Nude Model, Standing
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A nude woman stands in a contrapposto stance with weight on one leg facing the viewer. She looks down to the left, she has her hair tied under a kerchief of scarf; she holds drapery in her hands that hangs behind her below her hips.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1891
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.467
- Medium and Support
- lithograph on buff-colored laid paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- La Mère Gérard, one of the "Twelve Etchings from Nature," or the "French Set"
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A woman in hat and half-length jacket stands in bright sunlight in front of a wall. She stands at a slight angle to the viewer, holding a garment in her left hand and possibly a chain in her right hand; she looks up and to the right of the viewer. A dark shadow cast by her body against the wall partly obscures her left side.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1858
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.319
- Medium and Support
- etching, printed in black ink on Japan paper, laid down on white wove plate paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- The Guitar Player (M.W. Ridley)
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A man with moustache and beard stands facing slightly towards the left, strumming a guitar.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1875
- Accession Number
- 1993/2.4
- Medium and Support
- drypoint, printed in black ink on old laid paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Finette
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A woman in a dark dress stands in an interior beside a window at left. Her left hand hangs at her side while her right hand, positioned in front of her waist, holds a cigar or cigarette. She wears a dark hat and has long curling hair; her head is inclined at an angle to the right.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1859
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.342
- Medium and Support
- etching and drypoint, printed in black ink on laid Japan tissue
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Nocturne, from the "Twelve Etchings" or the "First Venice Set"
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- This is a nighttime view of a city on water. Along the horizon can be seen numerous buildings and ships. At center left is a three-masted ship at anchor; along the right side are buildings, incuding domes and a tall tower. Throughout the image, there is an importance given to reflections and the nocturnal setting.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1879-1880
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.372
- Medium and Support
- etching and drypoint, printed in warm black ink on laid paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Long Venice, One of the 'Twenty-six Etchings,' or the 'Second Venice Set'
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A sweeping panorama shows a city and shipping along the water. The left side is more minutely described as large three-story buildings hug the water's edge. Just to the right of center is a large building with several domes. Several small boats and gondolas are visible to left of center. A cloudy and blustery sky occupies the top of the image.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1879-1880
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.391
- Medium and Support
- etching and drypoint, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper, trimmed to platem
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Rue de Vannes, Paris
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A partial view of a four-story building, concentrating on pairs of windows on each story and a wrought iron fence on the ground level. Windows have window boxes or balconies; on the ground level are several dogs on either side and a pair of milk cans at the center in front of the fence.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1892-1893
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.410
- Medium and Support
- etching, printed in black ink on laid Japanese tissue
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- W. Jones, Lime-burner, Thames Street, one of the "Sixteen Etchings," or the "Thames Set"
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A man stands within a wooden building, postioned half-way down a deep vista that goes all the way through the building. At the far end of the passageway, a seated figure faces out looking at water and buildings on the opposite shore. The standing man's figure is illuminated by a bright (unseen) overhead light source, such as a skylight, and pairs of ladders are visible on either side of his figure. The foreground of the image consists of dark timbers that frame the view of the passageway and figures; beyond the man, the wooden architecture becomes a jumble of different sloped ceilings and walls, suggesting that this part of the building was constructed at different times or ad hoc.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1859
- Accession Number
- 1986/2.14
- Medium and Support
- etching and drypoint on laid Japan tissue
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Rotherhithe, one of the "Sixteen Etchings," or the "Thames Set"
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- Two men smoking long-stem pipes are seen sitting on a balcony. Behind them are visible the masts of ships along the bank, and further behind them in the distance a river sweeps towards the left. Buildings crowd the shore and boats are shown moored or in the river.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1860
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.346
- Medium and Support
- etching and drypoint on paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Old Hungerford Bridge, from the 'Sixteen Etchings,' or the 'Thames Set'
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- The thriving commercial activity of a metropolitan river is shown as ships and barges of all types maneuver along the river's edge in the foreground. In the middle distance a bridge spans the water and beyond more buildings are loosely sketched in.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1861
- Accession Number
- 1955/1.121
- Medium and Support
- etching and drypoint, printed in black ink on laid paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- The Tyresmith
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A group of men are shown in an interior with beams under the eaves. To the right are two men working on a circular frame; at the left are a youth and a child standing to the left of a doorway which, at the center, receeds back through space to figures in the distance, including a woman to the left of the far portal. At the left, hanging on the wall are a number of horseshoes.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1890
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.427
- Medium and Support
- transfer lithograph on heavy wove paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Seymour
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A young boy stands in profile, leaning against the trunk of a tree set in a woods with reflections in the foreground of a pond or small stream. The boy faces the light, casting deep shadows against the tree, and looks upwards.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1859
- Accession Number
- 1988/2.22
- Medium and Support
- etching and drypoint, printed in black ink on laid paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Little London
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A sweeping panorama of a city is visible from an elevated vantage point. Bridges cross a river and boats are evident. The river occupies the right side of the composition and the curving near bank of the river dominates the left side of the work. The cityscape includes many buildings, culimnating in one large dome in the distance. There is evidence that a window ledge exists along the bottom of the image and in the distance there are blustery clouds, indicating a leaden wintery sky.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1896
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.460
- Medium and Support
- transfer lithograph wtih stumping on wove paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Carpet Menders, Paris
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- Three women sit just inside the doorway of a building shown frontally to the viewer. The doorway is framed by windows on either side within an archietctural framework that connects the windows and door with a dado under the windows. The women have a large piece of fabric laid over their laps on which they are working. The woman at the left is angled so that she is looking into the room; the other two look out at the viewer. The profile of a fourth woman is visible in the central window on the left side of the door.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1897-1898
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.408
- Medium and Support
- etching and drypoint, printed in warm black ink on laid paper, trimmed to plate
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- La Marchande de Moutarde, one of the "Twelve Etchings from Nature," or the "French Set"
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A young woman at the left stands at the threshold of a stone doorway; in the interior beyond her, a woman in a white cap is preparing a jar at a desk or counter. Above the desk is a row of jars on a shelf.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1858
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.329
- Medium and Support
- etching, printed in black ink on Japan paper, laid down on white wove plate paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Millbank, from 'Sixteen Etchings,' or the 'Thames Set'
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- An expansive riverscape moves across the middle of the image, from left to right. On the near bank are pilings and a retaining wall while on the opposite bank are factories and other buildings. In the foreground, two men stand on the embankment near the waterline; another man stands at the back of a boat or barge in the lower left corner.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1861
- Accession Number
- 1998/2.13
- Medium and Support
- etching and drypoint, printed in black ink on medium-weight tan laid paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- The Boy
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A boy with long hair sits on a low ledge or rail, facing to the left but looking at the viewer. The figure is lit from the left and behind the figure to the right is deep shadow.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1875-1876
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.358
- Medium and Support
- drypoint, printed in black ink on laid paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Doorway and Vine, One of the 'Twenty-six Etchings,' or the 'Second Venice Set'
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A dark passageway through a building reveals a distant view of figures on both sides of a canal. In the foreground, the building is sketched in to show a vine growing up and over the passageway at the left, and an arched window at the right side; above the passage on the second floor two figures are seen silhouetted in an open window.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1879-1880
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.384
- Medium and Support
- etching on paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Grand' Place, Brussels
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A large building with an open square before it dominates the composition. The building has elaborate architectural elements and is clearly a public or official place and has an arched pediment, finials, pilasters, and extensive glazing. In the square before the building are groupings of figures.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1887
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.401
- Medium and Support
- etching and drypoint, printed in dark brown ink on old laid paper, trimmed to platemark
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Lindsey Houses
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- Seen at a distance are several sailing ships at dock along a riverside embankment. Row houses can be seen beyond and in the distance at the left is a wooden bridge and and a clump of trees.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1876-1877
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.366
- Medium and Support
- etching and drypoint, printed in black ink on laid paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Little Arthur, One of the 'Twelve Etchings from Nature,' or the 'French Set'
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A young child sits facing the viewer. He has shoulder length hair, a white colar and dark suit, the pants of which come to just below his knees. His feet are together and his hands rest in his lap beween his knees. The image is strongly lit from the left by an unseen light source.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1858
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.317
- Medium and Support
- etching, printed in black ink on Japan paper, laid down on white wove plate paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Jo's Bent Head
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A young woman is seen sitting in profile. She faces to the right, her head bent downward, her waving hair framing her face and falling down her back. Only the face and hair are drawn fully, the rest of the woman's body is quickly drawn in a few lines.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1861
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.350
- Medium and Support
- drypoint, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Gaiety Stage Door
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A building with an arched doorway, windows at the center right, and the beginning of a flight of stairs on the right acts as architectural foils for the figures and a cart and horse (hansom cab?) arrayed in front of the building or grouped in the dark entryway.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1879
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.419
- Medium and Support
- transfer lithograph with scraping on buff-colored paper, laid down on white wove
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- The Steps, Luxembourg Gardens
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A broad set of steps leading up to a tree-lined terrace are the main features of this work. Figures on the terrace and a sculpture of putti supporting an urn or pot are visible at the top of the stairs; in the left foreground, a woman and little girl are climbing the stairs.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1893
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.437
- Medium and Support
- transfer lithograph with stumping on wove paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Sunday, Lyme Regis
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A curving country town street lies before the viewer. On either side of the street are row houses and other buildings; along the right side of the composition is a darkened doorway and steps facing the viewer. Along the street are numerous figures strolling. At the bottom of the image at the right is a dog, facing up the street and away from the viewer.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1895
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.452
- Medium and Support
- transfer lithograph on laid paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- The Palaces, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A series of buildings and gondolas are seen along the edge of a canal. The emphasis on the dark tile roofs is contrasted with the play of window tracery and balconies along the facades of the building.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1879-1880
- Accession Number
- 1955/1.123
- Medium and Support
- etching, drypoint, and open bite, printed in black ink on laid paper, trimmed to platemark
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- La Rétameuse, One of the 'Twelve Etchings from Nature,' or the 'French Set'
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A woman is seated with her hands in her lap looking directly at the viewer. She has a high, dark hat on her head with long ribbons that hang to her waist.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1858
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.321
- Medium and Support
- etching, printed in black ink on Japan paper, laid down on white laid plate paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
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- Title
- Street Scene, Paris [Rue Laffitte (?) ]
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- This watercolor on brown prepared board is vertically oriented. The piece
- is reputedly a view of a Parisian street (perhaps in the 8th arrondissement), and the perspective is as if the viewer is on the fourth floor of an adjacent
- building. The upper two-thirds of the piece show a building-lined street,
- curving gently to the left. The buildings are about six stories tall, and
- additional rooftops are barely visible in the distance. On the ground
- floor of the buildings, there are traces of people, shops, and cafés. In
- the bottom third of the work, the road dissolves, but forms suggesting a
- few people populate the space.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1883-1885
- Accession Number
- 1955/1.91
- Medium and Support
- watercolor on brown prepared board
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Rotherhithe, one of the "Sixteen Etchings," or the "Thames Set"
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- Two men smoking long-stem pipes are seen sitting on a balcony. Behind them are visible the masts of ships along the bank, and further behind them in the distance a river sweeps towards the left. Buildings crowd the shore and boats are shown moored or in the river.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1860
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.345
- Medium and Support
- etching and drypoint on laid Japan tissue
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- The Doorway, from the "Twelve Etchings", or the "First Venice Set"
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A large ornate waterdoor faces onto a canal. On the threshold near the water, a woman bends down towards the surface of the canal. Behind the doorway stands another figure in the shadows and beyond is another opening to a small square or open-air workspace. The Doorway consists of a large lunette shaped transom light over the door and the portal is flanked on either side by large arched windows. The glazing is all fitted into a fine network of mullions in either square on diamond patterns. The door and windows are each framed by carved pilasters and engaged corinthian capitals. Below the windows are bands of rosettes and other carved ornaments that extends to the water level.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1879-1880
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.375
- Medium and Support
- etching, drypoint, and roulette on laid paper on laid paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Nocturne: Salute
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- This image shows structures and their reflections in the water, drawn largely through clusters of vertical lines. To the right in the distance are the masts of ships; at the right center is a small boat. More sketchily rendered are buildings or perhaps piers at the left of the image.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1879-1880
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.393
- Medium and Support
- etching and drypoint, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper, trimmed to platem
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Nocturne
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- Set at night, a man in a lighter or small boat is seen in the foreground; in the distance stands the silhouettes of various buildings, including smokestacks, a clock tower, and a church spire, all of which are reflected in the water's surface, as well as reflections of lights and smoke.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1878
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.413
- Medium and Support
- lithotint with scraping on a prepared half-tint ground on blue-grey laid paper,
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- The Long Balcony
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A group of people are seen on the balcony of a building; a number of the women hold parasols against the bright light. On the floor above are two windows with balconies; people can also be observed looking downward. Above these windows are indications of the roofline and chimneys. Below the balcony are pilasters or brackets indicating architectural detail of the ground floor.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1894
- Accession Number
- 1964/1.109
- Medium and Support
- lithograph on cream wove proofing paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- Return to Tilbury, from the 'Jubilee' or the 'Naval Review' series
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- At some distance can be seen ships with tall masts and a distant shore.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1887
- Accession Number
- 1987/1.361
- Medium and Support
- etching, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper, trimmed to platemark
- relevance
- rank 25.41481
- Title
- The Dancing Girl
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A woman, nude but for a diaphanous elbow-length drapery and a cap over her hair, stands facing the viewer with her head turned towards the right. The figure's right arm is extended gracefully from the side of her body, hand facing downward. Her left hand is extened at nearly a right angle, holding her drapery out, which further devines the curves of her body. Her weight is on her right leg as the left leg points forward.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1890
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.430
- Medium and Support
- transfer lithograph on laid paper
- relevance
- rank 25.41481