Early Morning, Battersea from "The Thames Set
Artist: James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Date: 1861
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 × 7 3/4 in. (15.2 × 19.7 cm)
Medium: etching and drypoint
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Bequest of Barbara Reed
Object number: 2022.5
DescriptionHere, the River Thames is depicted in Chelsea with the Cadogan Pier and in the background Battersea Bridge. Boats are moored along the pier and barges and a paddle steamer move along the river. In the immediate foreground, a rowboat rests along the shore the Thames. The sky consumes half of the etching with several angled lines indicating an overcast day.
Not on view