Black Lion Wharf, from A Series of Sixteen Etchings of Scenes on the Thames (the "Thames Set")

<p>This etching is the framed print seen on the back wall of <em>Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1</em>, though its identification would only have been possible for those intimately familiar with Whistler’s printed oeuvre. It is believed that Whistler did indeed have a framed impression of this work installed in his house in London on Lindsey Row, where his mother sat for him. It therefore serves as a reference to the space itself, the artist’s studio, as well as his early acclaim in the field of printmaking.</p>