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At some distance can be seen ships with tall masts and a distant shore.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American (North American))
Return to Tilbury, from the 'Jubilee' or the 'Naval Review' series
1887
Museum purchase made possible by the Alfred E. Pernt Memorial Fund in honor of Dr. of Technical Sciences Max H.J. Pernt and his wife Anna Pernt (née Mueller)
1987/1.361
Seen from a distance with an expanse of water in the foreground, a city can be seen along the horizon line wtih towers, domes and sailing ships. Poles marking the channel stike out of the water and gondolas can be seen in the middle ground.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American (North American))
Little Venice, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'
1879 – 1880
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1955/1.122
A dark passageway dominates the middle and left portions of the composition; to the right is a group of men seated outside at a table. The passageway has a view at the far end of a man seated while a gondola passes by. In front of the passageway are three young trees, the leaves of which fall in front of the passageway. To the left of the passageway is a child holding a baby. On either side of the passageway are windows that indicate the walls that fill the plate.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American (North American))
The Traghetto, No. 2, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'
1879 – 1880
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1954/1.377
Ships at anchor in a lagoon is the focus of this image. Smaller boats are tied to the quay in the foreground and along the horizon line is a cityscape, leading to a large church at the left, with an impressive facade, dome, and bell tower behind. A large ship is moored between the viewer and the church. Much of the foreground is occupied by water without boats, leaving the elements of the composition largely in the middle distance.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American (North American))
San Giorgio, One of the 'Twenty-six Etchings,' or the 'Second Venice Set'
1879 – 1880
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1954/1.386
Figrues stand or sit in a narrow passgeway that leads back in space to a dark entrance, beyond which a brightly lit arched entry is visible. The flanking buildings that form the passageway are not described; the focus is on the scattering of figures and the entryway in the distance.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American (North American))
Fleur de Lys Passage
1887
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1954/1.396

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American (North American))
Hotel de Ville, Loches
1888
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1954/1.402
A young woman, dressed in diaphanous and flowing drapery and a scarf or kerchief over her hair, is seen sitting with legs crossed before a bed in which a child is lying. The woman is in profile, leaning to the right as she brings her face close to that of the child. The child is summarily sketched except for the head.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American (North American))
Cameo, No. 1. (Mother and Child.)
1891
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1954/1.400
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