In the midstream is a large laden barge upon which a man is standing, and beyond it appears the stern of a barge on which are two men. At the left is a long row of warehouses, in front of which are numerous barges and a few larger vessels. In the distance, beyond shipping, there rises a great volume of smoke. On the nearest warehouse, "Fred Vink & Co., Rope & Sail Makers." On the next, "Smith & Son. Hermitage Coal Wharf." On a large dark warehouse beyond, "Hore's Wharf." In the right lower corner, "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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