Ink lithograph of an arched facade: open upper window, dark doorway with two small figures, scrolled ironwork below.

The Forge, Passage du Dragon

A pale transfer lithograph in black ink shows an arched building facade with an open window at top and a dark doorway below, where two small figures lean at the opening. Loose, sketchy lines and scrolled ironwork at the base suggest a street front on cream laid paper.

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1894
Medium: Transfer lithograph in black ink on cream laid paper
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 2605 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1894).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. A. Steven Crown

19th century 1890s 1894 sketch transfer lithograph black ink lithograph figures street scene doorway etching style whistler