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The image shows a harbor scene with buildings and ships outlined against the horizon line. The etching technique uses fine lines and cross-hatching for shading in the sky and water, creating texture. The color palette is monochromatic, with dark ink lines on a light background. Boats with figures are anchored near the shore, while more ships are seen in the distance, suggesting a busy port.
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The image shows a harbor scene with buildings and ships outlined against the horizon line. The etching technique uses fine lines and cross-hatching for shading in the sky and water, creating texture. The color palette is monochromatic, with dark ink lines on a light background. Boats with figures are anchored near the shore, while more ships are seen in the distance, suggesting a busy port.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Amsterdam from the Tolhuis

James McNeill Whistler

Date
1863
Medium
etching and drypoint on laid paper
Classification
Print
Accession number
1943.3.8456
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • Landscape
  • Boat
  • City
  • Figures
  • Cloud
Provenance

Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia, (Lugt 1760b); gift to NGA, 1943.

Inscription

on plate: Whistler - 1863 / à Amsterdam - Tolhuis; lower left on the verso: miosuo.[?]; at lower right on the recto: numeral [13?]

Watermarks

E ERVEN DK BLAUW

NGA object ID 10953. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.