Two men of middle age, wearing caps and smoking long pipes, are seated in the corner of a balcony overlooking the Thames. Two boats with single masts, one with furled sail and the other with sail partly furled, are beached on the near shore, in front of large warehouses. Along the river stretches a row of warehouses, beyond which is seen the dome of St. Paul's. On the river, at the left, is a large brig and in the distance is other shipping. On the balcony railing, at the left, "Whistler, 1860."
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):
Third state of three.
Diagonal lines, running from left to right, cross the arm and shoulder of the man in the centre; the bow of the boat is further shaded by fine vertical drypoint lines, and delicate lines are added in the sky.
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