The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of June 7, 2026

A vertically oriented etching in delicate, dark brown lines on light brown paper depicts a courtyard backed by a multi-story building with laundry hanging from windows. Centered, a tall lamp post rises above a plaza crowded with small, sketchy figures. In the foreground, clusters of people stand together, while others sit at tables to the left, their forms defined by brief, wavering strokes that suggest a bustling urban scene.

Courtyard, Brussels

1887

James McNeill Whistler

(American, 1834–1903)
America
etching
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph King 1922.450
Catalogue raisonné: Kennedy 355
Location: Not on view
  • 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).
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