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Family favourite object six

 Image is Limehouse sketch by James McNeill Whistler. It shows the busy Thames in the Limehouse area.

This artwork is by artist James McNeill Whistler, a famous artist who lived 1834 – 1903. This image is one of a set he did of the Thames. Whistler was inspired by the busy atmosphere of the warehouses and dock workers.

How do you feel when you walk along the Thames or by the docks? If you painted the Thames would your picture be calm or busy? Why?

Find out more by visiting our First Port of Empire gallery and completing this Limehouse sketch challenge (Word 24kb).
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