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Title

Vitré—The Canal

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A French town, with houses along a canal or river in the foreground extends in the distance showing rooflines and towers under a blustery sky.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1893

Accession Number

1954/1.436

Medium and Support

transfer lithograph with stumping on laid paper

relevance

rank 9.45644

Primary Keywords

canals

water

window

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

1954/1.379

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint printed in black ink on wove paper

relevance

rank 9.45644

Primary Keywords

canals

gondolas

venice

Title

Canal in Holland, near Rotterdam (Winter)

Artist

Johan Barthold Jongkind

Artist Life Dates

1819-1891

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1875

Accession Number

1969/2.153

Medium and Support

etching on laid paper

relevance

rank 9.45644

Primary Keywords

canals

landscapes

rotterdam

Title

Ponte del Piovan, One of the "Twenty-six Etchings," or the "Second Venice Set"

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A brick and stone bridge crosses a canal at the center of the image. On both sides as well as behind the bridge are tall buildings that surround the bridge, creating shallow space. Several figures stand and sit on the bridge. Windows, balconies,

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1879-1880

Accession Number

1954/1.390

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint on laid paper

relevance

rank 9.35247

Primary Keywords

bridges

buildings

canals

venice

Title

Nocturne: Furnace, One of the 'Twenty-six Etchings,' or the 'Second Venice Set'

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

Viewed at night from the water, a man works deep inside an interior that is brightly lit from an unseen light source. Surrounding the threshold are dark lines indicating the shadowy exterior space. To the left of the doorway is a window that is partly open to reveal a figure standing facing outward towards the viewer.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1879-1880

Accession Number

1954/1.392

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint, printed in brown ink on laid paper, trimmed to platemark

relevance

rank 9.25076

Primary Keywords

canals

night

standing

venice

window

Title

Untitled [Canal Boats]

Artist

Camille-Arthur Fonce

Artist Life Dates

born 1867

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1867-1967

Accession Number

1997/1.269

Medium and Support

drypoint on dark cream wove paper

relevance

rank 9.25076

Primary Keywords

boats

buildings

canals

landscapes

trees

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

1954/1.380

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint, printed in black ink on laid paper

relevance

rank 9.25076

Primary Keywords

canals

doorways

gondolas

venice

window

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

1954/1.378

Medium and Support

etching, printed in black ink on wove paper

relevance

rank 9.25076

Primary Keywords

buildings

canals

gondolas

venice

water

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

relevance

rank 9.15125

Primary Keywords

buildings

canals

doorways

gondolas

venice

window

Title

Venice

Artist

John Whorf

Artist Life Dates

1903-1959

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1903-1954

Accession Number

1954/1.204

Medium and Support

watercolor on paper

relevance

rank 9.15125

Primary Keywords

boats

bridges

buildings

canals

venice

water

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

relevance

rank 9.15125

Primary Keywords

arches

balcony

buildings

canals

night

venice

Title

The Grand Canal, Venice

Artist

Louis Conrad Rosenberg

Artist Life Dates

1890-1983

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1927

Accession Number

1959/1.139

Medium and Support

drypoint on paper

relevance

rank 9.15125

Primary Keywords

bridges

canals

city

gondolas

tower

venice

Title

Balcony, Amsterdam

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A two-story building fronting onto a canal is shown in this print. Three figures are gathered on the second floor balcony while a seated woman and standing man are visible at the water door below the balcony. At the top of the image cloth (laundry?) creates a kind of canopy over the figures on the balcony. Adjacent buildings are only summarily drawn and the emphasis of this image is on the dramatic juxtapositions of the projecting elements, e.g. balcony, laundry, with the shadows cast on other parts of the building and figures and in the reflections in the dark surface of the water.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1889

Accession Number

1954/1.405

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint, printed in warm black ink on laid paper

relevance

rank 9.15125

Primary Keywords

amsterdam

balcony

buildings

canals

doorways

window

Title

San Biagio, One of the 'Twenty-six Etchings' or the 'Second Venice Set'

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A large, two-story arched passageway leads from the foreground to a distant street. Viewed from the water of the canal that runs across the bottom of the image, the image concentrates on the dark barrel vault of the passage, the boats that occupy the foreground between the water and the walls of the building, and windows and balconies that animate the wall on either side of the archway.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1880

Accession Number

1954/1.385

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper, trimmed to platem

relevance

rank 9.15125

Primary Keywords

arches

balcony

boats

canals

venice

window

Title

The Riva, No. 2, One of the 'Twenty-six Etchings,' or the 'Second 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

1954/1.389

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint, printed in warm black ink on laid paper, trimmed to platem

relevance

rank 9.05385

Primary Keywords

canals

gondolas

shores

stair

tent

venice

water

Title

View of Amsterdam

Artist

Auguste Louis Lepère

Physical Description

In the right foreground, cutting across diagonally, is a pier with figures moving around. At the pier are some ships, and in the middle ground is a strip of water and a row of darkly shadowed buildings. In the background are some faint towers that jut into the sky.

Artist Life Dates

1849-1918

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1849-1918

Accession Number

1965/2.63

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 9.05385

Primary Keywords

amsterdam (inhabited place)

boats

canals

cathedrals

cityscapes

Title

Steps, Amsterdam

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

Seen frontally is a building along a canal. In front of the facade is a brick or cobble pavement; steps lead up to a triple doorway entrance while laundry and windows complete the second story. To either side of the central steps are doorways that lead down. In each of the doorways and on the pavement are grouped figures of women and children. The lower portion of the print shows the reflections of the building and figures.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1889

Accession Number

1954/1.403

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper, trimmed to platem

relevance

rank 9.05385

Primary Keywords

amsterdam

buildings

canals

doorways

standing

steps

window

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

relevance

rank 9.05385

Primary Keywords

amsterdam

buildings

canals

doorways

stair

water

window

Title

Vitré—The Canal

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A French town, with houses along a canal or river in the foreground extends in the distance showing rooflines and towers under a blustery sky.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1893

Accession Number

1954/1.435

Medium and Support

transfer lithograph with stumping on laid paper

relevance

rank 8.95850

Primary Keywords

canals

houses

townscapes (built environment)

water

window

windows

Title

Bridge of Sighs

Artist

Carlo Ponti

Artist Life Dates

(1820 - 1893)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1850-1899

Accession Number

1995/1.73

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

relevance

rank 8.95850

Primary Keywords

bridges

buildings

canals

city

gondolas

rivers

venice

water

Title

The Pierrot

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A man stands in an apron and rolled sleeves in the water door of a building along a canal. Another figure is seen kneeling and reaching down to the water at the left edge of the water door. The building and its reflection fills the frame; the emphasis is on the figures in the darkened opening, along with their reflections, while the upper story of the building is only summarily indicated.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1889

Accession Number

1954/1.406

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint, printed in dark brown ink on wove paper

relevance

rank 8.86514

Primary Keywords

amsterdam (inhabited place)

bodies of water

canals

reflections

standing

windows

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

relevance

rank 8.86514

Primary Keywords

buildings

canals

gondolas

groups

rivers

venice

walking

water

workers

Title

Edo Meisho: Ochanomizu

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

A snow scene of the canal. Snow covers the house roofs, the boat shelters, and the trees. Three travelers in blue robes are walking in the snow, two of them are carrying umbrellas.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1853

Accession Number

1948/1.142

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 8.68414

Primary Keywords

boats

canals

figures (representations)

houses

parasols

snow

snowstorms

storms

winter

woodcuts

Title

Canal in Bruges

Artist

Wilfred Byron Shaw

Artist Life Dates

1881 - 1959

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1881-1959

Accession Number

1953/1.34

Medium and Support

drypoint on paper

relevance

rank 8.68414

Primary Keywords

ann arbor (inhabited place)

bridges

buildings

canals

michigan (state)

trees

universities

Title

The Doorway, from the "Twelve Etchings", or the "First Venice Set"

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A large ornate waterdoor faces onto a canal. On the threshold near the water, a woman bends down towards the surface of the canal. Behind the doorway stands another figure in the shadows and beyond is another opening to a small square or open-air workspace. The Doorway consists of a large lunette shaped transom light over the door and the portal is flanked on either side by large arched windows. The glazing is all fitted into a fine network of mullions in either square on diamond patterns. The door and windows are each framed by carved pilasters and engaged corinthian capitals. Below the windows are bands of rosettes and other carved ornaments that extends to the water level.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1879-1880

Accession Number

1954/1.375

Medium and Support

etching, drypoint, and roulette on laid paper on laid paper

relevance

rank 8.59638

Primary Keywords

arches

canals

doorways and doorway components

reflections

standing

steps

venice (inhabited place)

windows

Title

The Square House, Amsterdam

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A street facing onto a canal is seen at a very slight angle. The three buildings each have balconies (some enclosed), banks of windows, and doors at the water's edge. A dense network of hatching lines describe the brick facades, balconies and windows, and reflecions.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1889

Accession Number

1954/1.404

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint, printed in brown ink on laid paper

relevance

rank 8.42608

Primary Keywords

amsterdam (inhabited place)

balconies

canals

cityscapes

doorways and doorway components

houses

multistory buildings

reflections

windows

Title

The Heart of Paris

Artist

Wilfred Byron Shaw

Artist Life Dates

1881 - 1959

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1921

Accession Number

1953/1.33

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 8.26240

Primary Keywords

ann arbor (inhabited place)

boats

bridges

buildings

canals

fishing pole

michigan (state)

paris

stair

trees

universities

Title

Photograph Album

Artist

Anonymous English

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1994/2.19

Medium and Support

168 albumen prints mounted in leather bound album

relevance

rank 4.43453

Primary Keywords

albums

amiens

amiens cathedral

amsterdam

antwerp

bath

bath abbey

bournemouth

british museum

brussels

canals

cathedrals

choir screens

churches

cliffs

colosseum

dartmouth

devon

dunster castle

exeter cathedral

ghent

glastonbury abbey

gothic

grand place

guildhall

house of prince maurice

isle of wight

lambeth palace

liege

lincoln cathedral

louvain cathedral

lynmouth

lynton

palais de la reine

ramsgate

rochester castle

rochester cathedral

rotterdam

sidmouth

somerset

somerset house

st. eustache

st. james' palace

st. martin's church

st. mary redcliffe church

st. paul's cathedral

stonehenge

suspension

thames embankment

the hague

thornbury

thornbury castle

tintagel

tombstone

tonbridge wells

torquay

tournay

tournay cathedral

tower

transept

utrecht

wellington college

westminster abbey