The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of September 15, 2026

A horizontal lithograph in light gray ink depicts a bridge spanning water. Sketchy, thin lines form the upper railing where small silhouetted figures stand. Below, clusters of thick vertical strokes represent wooden piers rising from the surface. Sparse horizontal lines suggest ripples in the foreground. On the far left, a faint bridge and boats mark the horizon. The composition uses delicate gestural marks to define structure against the pale, empty background.

Old Battersea Bridge

1879–86

James McNeill Whistler

(American, 1834–1903)
America
lithograph
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection 1956.649
Catalogue raisonné: Way 12
Location: Not on view
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1956.649