Detail from The Canal, Amsterdam, 1889, James McNeill Whistler, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

 

M.0254
The Rhine near Worms and Oppenheim

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1858
Collection: Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession Number: F1898.206
Medium: pencil
Support: off-white wove paper
Size: 8 1/16-8 3/16 x 6 7/16" (205-208 x 164 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: 'Worms' and 'Oppenheim'

The Rhine near Worms and Oppenheim

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The Rhine near Worms and Oppenheim, Freer Gallery of Art
The Rhine near Worms and Oppenheim, Freer Gallery of Art

A series of river views drawn from a boat on the Rhine in Germany. The city of Worms is in Rhineland-Palatinate, on the Upper Rhine, and Oppenheim is a few miles north. Similar sketches include Two scenes on a river [M.0259], Pfalz [M.0260], and Le Rhin [M.0261].

Last updated: 14th December 2019 by Margaret