James McNeill Whistler - Liverdun, 1858

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This black and white etching shows a row of buildings on each side of a wide road that recedes into the distance. The road is empty except for a large, white cow. On the right side of the road, a few villagers are sitting on benches or standing singly or in small groups beside the doors of an unbroken row of simple homes or shops. 

James McNeill Whistler (Lowell, Massachusetts, 1834 - 1903, London, England)

Liverdun, 1858

Etching on antique laid paper, 10.8 x 13.3 cm (4 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.)

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