Detail from The Canal, Amsterdam, 1889, James McNeill Whistler, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

 

Venice etchings

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                    Venice etchings, private collection
Venice etchings, private collection

The top row shows, from left to right, the etchings The Little Venice [238], The Palaces [223], The Beggars [190], LThe Little Lagoon [216]. The bottom row is less clear, but may represent The Traghetto, No. 2 [233] and The Two Doorways [221] with one between them that is indecipherable.

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The etchings showed scenes in Venice, Italy, but the drawing was made on Whistler's return.

Last updated: 21st February 2021 by Margaret