The Little Forge

1875

Industrial scene from London's Thames-side neighborhood captures the gritty reality of Victorian working life through drypoint's intense, smoky effects.

Medium: drypoint

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James McNeill Whistler, The Little Forge, 1875

Industrial scene from London's Thames-side neighborhood captures the gritty reality of Victorian working life through drypoint's intense, smoky effects.

Medium: drypoint
Year: 1875
Seen at: Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art