Shipping at Liverpool

Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903 · 1867

Upon the deck of a vessel in front four men are handling large sacks and a fifth man is on his knees, apparently calking seams. Stays from the bulwarks reach the mast just above the only yard visible. In the distance there is a line of shipping at the right and a row of sheds at the left. In the sky, below the yard, are slight indications of clouds. On the bulwark, near the right edge of the plate "Whistler, 1867."