The Last of Old Westminster 1862

"The Last of Old Westminster", painted in 1862, is a work by American artist James Abbott McNeill Whistler. This painting captures the final days of the Old Westminster Bridge in London as it is being replaced. The scene depicts the bridge's wooden structure in various stages of construction, with figures working on its surface, boats docked below, and a hazy view of the London cityscape in the distance. The atmospheric quality of the painting, with its muted tones and soft light, is characteristic of Whistler's artistic style.