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Description: | Royal (1) s. in plate with butterfly; b.l.
(2) Watermark; a shield CRE WHISTLER, James McNeill; (American; 1834-1903) PUB Fine Art Society; (London) PRINT WHISTLER, James McNeill; (American; 1834-1903) This impression is taken from the cancelled plate. The subject was etched as part of 'The First Venice Set', or 'Venice, A Series of Twelve Etchings', published by the Fine Art Society, London, in 1880. This view of Venice, drawn from one of the islands in the Lagoon, suggests the illusion of a city floating on the water, with the buildings on the horizon as the only division between the vast expanses of sea and sky. This theme of a floating city was explored by Whistler in both his day and night views in the Venice series of etchings. (See also GLAHA 46604/46797/49938-50030).
Birnie Philip Bequest, 1958. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | FIRST VENICE SET : LAGOON : GONDOLAS : SAN GIORGIO MAGGIORE : DOGE'S PALACE : CAMPANILE : SAN MARCO : VISTA : CANCELLED PLATE : WHISTLER CENTENARY : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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