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Charing Cross Railway-Bridge

James McNeill Whistler

National Gallery of Art

The image depicts a landscape with a bridge featuring multiple arches in the center. In the foreground, there is a lone bare tree with figures underneath it. The illustration is done in fine lines and cross-hatching in a monochrome palette of beige or light sepia.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1887
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
3265 × 4580 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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Palette