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Little Venice, Plate 1 of the series The First Venice Set

Little Venice, Plate 1 of the series The First Venice Set

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James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Whistler deposited his prints with the Library of Congress in the United States to claim his copyright. He signed this print using his distinctive mark—a stylized butterfly—in the plate, and also below the plate-mark in pencil.
Artist
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
(American, 1834 - 1903)
Title
Little Venice, Plate 1 of the series The First Venice Set
Date
1880
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
7 5/16 x 10 1/2 in. Image
Credit
Humanistic Foundation Fund purchase
Accession No.
63.4.4
Classification
Prints
Geography
United States

Related

  • Madison Art Center. "Six Centuries of Prints and Drawings From The University of Wisconsin Collections." Madison, WI: The Madison Art Association, 1965.
  • Elvehjem Art Center. "Americans At Home and Abroad: Graphic Arts, 1855-1975." Madison: Elvehjem Art Center, 1976. pp. 11, 19, no. 9
  • Margaret F. MacDonald, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock. "James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonné." University of Glasgow, on-line website at http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. 2012. cat. no. 238

  • Americans at Home and Abroad: Graphic Arts 1855-1975 : Elvehjem Art Center, 5/1/1976–6/27/1976
  • Six Centuries of Prints and Drawings from the University of Wisconsin Collections: Madison Art Center, 11/21/1965–12/11/1965
  • Old Master Prints: The Paine Art Center, 11/30/1963–1/7/1964

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