James McNeill Whistler, Wapping, 1860-4. National Gallery of Art, Washington.

James McNeill Whistler, Coast of Brittany (Alone with the Tide), 1861. Wadsworth Museum of Art. In memory of William Arnold Healy, given by his daughter, Susie Healy Camp

James McNeill Whistler, Symphony in White, No. 2: The Little White Girl. 1864. Tate. (Photo © Tate (Matt Greenwood))

James McNeill Whistler, The Artist in His Studio. 1865-66. Art Institute of Chicago. Friends of American Art Collection

James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Arrangement in Grey and Black No.1, 1871, Musée d’Orsay, Paris, France.

James McNeill Whistler, Portrait of Dr. William McNeill Whistler, 1871-73. Art Institute of Chicago. Gift of Mary T. Wentworth in memory of her husband, John.

James McNeill Whistler, Harmony in Grey and Green: Miss Cicely Alexander. 1872-3. Tate. Photo (c) Tate.

James McNeill Whistler, Nocturne: Blue and Gold - Old Battersea bridge. 1872-5. Tate. (Photo © Tate (Josh Croll))

James McNeill Whistler, Nocturne: Black and Gold - The Fire Wheel. 1875-7. Tate. (Photo: Tate (Victoria Miller))

James McNeill Whistler, Head of a Peasant Woman, 1855–58. © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow.

James McNeill Whistler, Whistler Smoking, 1856-60. Private Collection.

James McNeill Whistler, Nocturne. c.1870-7. The White House © 2026 White House Historical Association.

James McNeill Whistler, ‘St Petersburg Sketchbook’, p.6, 1844–48. © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow.