On a Thames barge, which crosses the bottom of the plate, a boy wearing a cap sits facing front, his hands upon his knees. Beyond, at the left, the embankment is lined with warehouses, in front of which boats and spars rest on the sloping shore of the river. In the middle distance, loaded barges lie alongside a wharf and a large steamship lies out in the stream. In the far distance there are warehouses and shipping. On the nearest warehouse, "Tyzac, Whiteley & Co." On the next, "W. Brown, sail maker, ship owner." On the third, "Eagle Wharf." On the barge, near the center, "Whistler, 1859."
Kennedy, Edward G. (Edward Guthrie). "The etched work of Whistler ; compiled, arranged and described by Edward G. Kennedy, with an introduction by Royal Cortissoz." Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1978, San Francisco.
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