The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of September 15, 2026

A horizontally oriented etching in black ink on beige paper depicts a wooden bridge spanning a river, supported by massive, dark timber piers. Tiny figures crowd the top deck. Beneath a central span, a sailboat with a prominent white sail rests on water defined by sketchy ripples. A faint skyline sits along the distant background. In the lower right, a small, dark mark punctuates the paper.

Old Battersea Bridge

1879

James McNeill Whistler

(American, 1834–1903)
America
etching and drypoint
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph King 1922.440
Catalogue raisonné: Kennedy 177
Location: Not on view
  • The View from Afar: Whistler and the Japanese Print. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 9-October 16, 1988).
    The Silver Jubilee Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941).
    Etchings and Lithographs by Whistler: Gifts and Loans of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph King. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 17-April 2, 1923).
  • {{cite web|title=Old Battersea Bridge|url=false|author=James McNeill Whistler|year=1879|access-date=15 September 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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