Thames Police

Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903 · 1859

The riverside at Wapping at low tide, under a clouded sky. On the beach are rowboats and barges, about which men are at work. Back of these extends a row of picturesque buildings, some with high chimneys. The nearest, a tall building with two bay windows, one above the others, bears, near the top, the sign, "Thames Police." The next building bears the sign, "Wapping Wharf," and what appears to be a sign of the "Yorkshire Cattle Company." In the distance, at the left, are a full-rigged ship and other shipping. Near the right lower corner, "Whistler, 1859."