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Title: Nocturne: Palaces, One of the 'Twenty-six Etchings,' or the 'Second Venice Set'
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description: A nighttime view of canals in Venice. Walls of buildings at rough right angles to one another, connected by a footbridge in the distance, are lit to reveal massings of the architecture--balconies, doorways, windows. There are not people apparent; the sky and water are both very dark.
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1903
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1879-1880
Accession Number: 1954/1.387
Medium and Support: etching and drypoint, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper
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Title: The Embroidered Curtain
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1903
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1889
Accession Number: 1954/1.407
Medium and Support: etching and drypoint, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper
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Title: The Riva, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description: A view of a city along the edge of water sweeps from the foreground towards the right in the distance. Along quays, bridges and promenades can be seen groupoings of people walking and in conversation. Boats populate the water's edge: smaller boats in the foreground, larger multi-masted ships in the distance.
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1903
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1879-1880
Accession Number: 1955/1.125
Medium and Support: etching and drypoint, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper
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Title: Two Doorways, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description: Seen from the water's edge, a canal in the foreground curves to the right and back into space. In the ditant view, buildings with balconies and chimney pots are visible as well as a bridge that is cropped by the curve of the waterway. In the foreground, across the canal, are several arched entryways. A dark waterdoor is open and shows a man on the steps and two shadowy figures behind him framed in the doorway; a lantern hangs overhead. To the right, another arched doorway with a metal grille above faces the canal, but is closed. A small open window on the seond floor can be seen between the arched doors.
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1903
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1879-1880
Accession Number: 1954/1.381
Medium and Support: etching and drypoint, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper
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