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Etching of two men seated near a wooden beam, with tall masted sailing ships and rigging on a river under a pale sky.

Rotherhithe

An etching showing two men in the foreground, one with a dark cap, seated beside a wooden beam framing a view of masted sailing ships at anchor on a river. Dense cross-hatched lines model the tall rigging, the dark timber, and a pale, luminous sky over the water.

Artist
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
Date
1860
Medium
Etching; ink on paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
2945 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1860).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

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

Español: Rotherhithe, grabado de barcos y hombres en un muelle

Un grabado que muestra en primer plano a dos hombres, uno con gorra oscura, junto a una viga de madera que enmarca una vista de veleros con mástiles anclados en un río. Líneas cruzadas densas modelan el aparejo alto, la madera oscura y un cielo pálido sobre el agua.

Português: Rotherhithe, gravura de navios e homens num cais

Uma gravura que mostra em primeiro plano dois homens, um de boné escuro, sentados ao lado de uma viga de madeira que emoldura uma vista de veleiros com mastros ancorados num rio. Hachuras cruzadas densas modelam o aparelho alto, a madeira escura e um céu pálido sobre a água.

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