An atmospheric abstract composition featuring a dock, mooring post and barges at centre left. A sailing boat is rendered on the right, depicted with a few quick lines. In the background a church tower sits on the left and a long bridge crosses the right.

Correspondence between Whistler and Frederick Standridge Ellis prior to the publication of the Thames Set, suggests that there was a problem with one of the original sixteen etchings, and this work reworked or reprinted in May 1871 to take its place. This is a late sixth state etching, determined by the presence of a bird flying to the left of the church tower, and the etching around the sail of the ship on the right.

This print is one of 'A Series of Sixteen Etchings on the Thames', produced by James Whistler and published in 1871. He etched the plates for these prints after he moved to Wapping in 1859. He worked directly with his subjects and, by doing so, succeeded in highlighting the existence of a working-class maritime community in London.