The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 17, 2026

A horizontally oriented etching in black ink on beige paper overlooks wooden boats cluttering a river. To the right, detailed brick buildings line the shore, one tower labeled "THAMES POLICE." On the left, a forest of spindly ship masts rises against a sky of wispy, horizontal lines. Light-skinned figures sit in boats or stand along the docks. The signature "Whistler 1859" is etched into the bottom right corner.

Thames Police

1859

James McNeill Whistler

(American, 1834–1903)
America
etching and drypoint
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harold T. Clark 1961.272
Catalogue raisonné: Kennedy 44
Location: Not on view
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1961.272