Chelsea Bridge and Church, 1871, Etching and drypoint; fifth state of seven (Glasgow) ; printed in black ink on ivory laid paper, Plate: 3 15/16 ? 6 5/8 in. (10 ? 16. 9 cm), Prints, James McNeill Whistler (American, Lowell, Massachusetts 1834?1903 London), In this etching, Whistler looks along the Thames toward Chelsea Old Church and the Albert Bridge. As a resident of the area, he knew that pending construction of the Embankment would soon significantly alter the riverbank