From the edition of approximately 30 impressions.

Among Roussel's thirteen lithographs, all but three are primarily portraits; this is is one of the exceptions. It was also titled 'Old Battersea' in a review of the exhibition at Dowdeswell's in 1894. It was illustrated in the 'Art journal', 1896 as 'Scene on a River'.

The composition of this lithograph is similar to a number of paintings of Battersea by Roussel - straightforward views of the industrial waterside across from Chelsea, upstream from Battersea Bridge. One structure in particular, with a conical roof and small sphere on top, is a familiar sight in depictions of Battersea by other artists as well. For example, it figures prominently in Sir Francis Seymour Haden's 'Battersea Reach', a scene etched from Whistler's window in Lindsey Row in 1863.