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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
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
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
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
A large port is seen from the water. In the foreground are two low rowboats; at the right side are a number of tall masted ships with reefed sails and beyond, at center, in the distance is more shipping at dock. Along the left hand side is a large building seen as the embankment curves away into the distance.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American (North American))
Pickle Herring Wharf
1873 – 1883
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1954/1.367
The curving bank of a river begins at the lower left of the image and sweeps around towards the left. Hugging the water's edge are many wooden buildings of two to five stories in height. At the far left, in the distance, are numerous two- and three-masted ships at anchor. The water at the lower left is open and quiet; a few small boats can be seen; the sky indicates that it is an overcast day.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American (North American))
Free Trade Wharf
1877
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1954/1.364
Seen from an elevated vantage point, a quay in the foreground with boats anchored nearby and figures talking is balanced in the upper part of the image by a view of buildings along the canals, gondolas, shipping and, just left of center, a large domed church.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American (North American))
Upright Venice, One of the 'Twenty-six Etchings,' or the 'Second Venice Set'
1879 – 1880
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1954/1.388
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