Vauxhall Bridge

Artist James MacNeill Whistler (American, 1834 - 1903)

Date1861

Place of ManufactureNorth America

Mediumetching Medium Remarks: ink

DimensionsOverall (sheet): 19.8 x 23.7 cm

ClassificationsFINE ART

Credit LineGift of Harold Mortimer Lamb

Object number1963.154.001

DescriptionIn the foreground are four Thames barges, one with sails furled. On the nearest barge a man is standing, facing right, leaning against a timber pier. A rope, fastened to the pier at top left, runs diagonally across the plate in the direction of a barge at far right. In the middle distance, under a stormy sky, seven arches of Vauxhall Bridge are seen, with factories, warehouses and chimneys on the far bank visible through the arches. People, carts and carriages crowd the bridge. Low sailing barges are passing down river under two of the arches.

Status

Not on view