Sketch after Cecil Lawson's 'Swan and Iris'

James McNeill Whistler's etching interprets a work by fellow artist Cecil Lawson, demonstrating the artist's engagement with contemporary landscape painting. The composition features a water scene with iris plants in the foreground and trees silhouetted against a luminous sky. Whistler's characteristic linear approach—dense parallel lines creating tone and atmosphere—dominates the upper portion, while delicate botanical details anchor the lower half. This work exemplifies Whistler's experimental printmaking practice and his dialogue with other artists' imagery through the etching medium.