Black Lion Wharf

A monochrome etching of a busy riverside wharf with tall-masted sailing ships at left, brick warehouses and a chimney behind, and small rowing boats on the water. In the foreground a seated man in a cap rests his chin on his hand, while two rowers glide past at right.

Artist

James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

Date

1859

Medium

Etching; ink on paper

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

2663 × 1773 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art