Seen through a heavily timbered square archway, a lime-burner stands leaning on a barrel, in front of ladders placed against a white wall. At the right are other ladders, more barrels and a large sieve. A passageway, near the far end of which a man is seated, leads under varied roofs to an opening on the Thames. Beyond is a glimpse of the broad river, with shipping and warehouses in the distance. Near the right lower corner, "Whistler, 1859." In the left lower corner, faintly written, "Whistler."
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.
Notes (object):
Second state of two.
There are some light perpendicular lines at the right of the shoulder of the lime-burner.
IIIF Manifest