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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.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American (North American))
Old Hungerford Bridge, from the 'Sixteen Etchings,' or the 'Thames Set'
1861
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1955/1.121
A girl with long loose hair stands on a carpet in front of drapery. She is wearing a straw hat and cape over her dress; she is wearing flat shoes with rosettes on the top. She stands facing slightly to the left, although her eyes look at the viewer. Her left hand is not visible and her right hand holds the edge of her cape.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American (North American))
Annie Haden
1860
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1954/1.344
A man stands in a full-length portrait, turned slightly to the left, but looking directly at the viewer. He is in historical costume with a short cape, high dark hat with a white feather and fitted vest and pants. The dark background is not described.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American (North American))
Irving as Philip of Spain, No. 1
1876 – 1877
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1954/1.368
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 cluster of trees.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American (North American))
Lindsey Houses
1876 – 1877
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1954/1.366
A stormy and blustery landscape dominates the scene; at the lower left corner, a man with a moustache leans into the wind, clutching his coat in front of him with his right hand and holding his hat in place with his left hand. The landscape is flat and largely open; small groups of trees are visible in the distance and dark lines in the sky represent clouds and squall lines. In the center of the image are faint diagonal lines "cancelling" the plate.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American (North American))
The Storm
1861
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1954/1.351
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.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American (North American))
The Boy
1875 – 1876
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1954/1.358
Gondolas, striped poles, and channel markers all dot the open surface of water in this image. At the center is a two-masted ship at anchor. In the distance are low islands with buildings and ships in the distance under cloudy skies.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American (North American))
The Little Lagoon, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'
1879 – 1880
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1954/1.374
Seen from the water's edge, a canal in the foreground curves to the right and back into space. In the distant view, buildings with balconies and chimney pots are visible as well as a bridge that is cropped by the curve of the waterway. In the foreground, across the canal, are several arched entryways. A dark waterdoor is open and shows a man on the steps and two shadowy figures behind him framed in the doorway; a lantern hangs overhead. To the right, another arched doorway with a metal grille above faces the canal, but is closed. A small open window on the seond floor can be seen between the arched doors.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American (North American))
Two Doorways, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'
1879 – 1880
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1954/1.380
A street view.  The upper two stories of buildings in a narrow city street are drawn, the ground floor left undescribed. The vantage point severly crops and foreshortens the buildings on the right side of the street, but gives a fuller view of the gables and overhangs of the buildings on the left side of the street.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American (North American))
Wych Street
1877
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1954/1.363
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.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American (North American))
Seymour
1859
Museum purchase made possible by the Jean Paul Slusser Memorial Fund
1988/2.22
A man with curly hair and a moustache is shown looking at the viewer. He is wearing a dark, broad-brimmed hat at a slight angle, a ribbon hanging over the brim on the right side. His hands are barely indicated, but he is holding paper in his left hand and writing or drawing with his right hand.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American (North American))
Whistler with a hat
1859
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1954/1.341
Glimpsed through an entableture and single doric column, a busy boulevard is seen filled with horse-drawn carriages and cabs, as well as with pedestrians, mostly in the foreground. In the distance is a building with large windows.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American (North American))
Regent's Quadrant
1880 – 1881
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1954/1.394
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