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North Battery or "Red Fort"

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white image. A body of water with a mountain range on the horizon. A steamboat with two smokestacks on the left side. A small boat with a single sail on the right side. A fort or battery with a rounded wall structure, square windows and several masts and rigging. A short pier. A cloudy sky. North Battery or "Red Fort" by James McNeill Whistler.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1835
Medium:
Paste, gouache, and fixative on off-white Bristol board prepared with pumice ("sand paper")
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
599 × 379 px
Museum record:
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