Rotherhithe, etching by James McNeill Whistler

An etching showing two seated men in the foreground of a shadowy wharf, with tall-masted sailing ships and rigging rising on the left and a river horizon beyond. A wooden beam frames the top, and brick warehouse walls line the right edge under a cloudy sky.

Artist

James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

Date

1860

Medium

Etching; ink on paper

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

2968 × 3999 px

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