James McNeill WHISTLER
The Venetian mast
(1880); printed 1880-1889
plate from Venice, a series of twelve etchings (or The first Venice set)

Medium
etching and drypoint printed in dark brown ink

Measurements
34.1 × 16.3 cm (image and sheet, trimmed to platemark) 34.3 × 16.3 cm (sheet, trimmed to tab)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1914

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
London, England

Catalogue/s Raisonné
Glasgow 219 x/xii; Kennedy 195 vi/vi; Mansfield 192; Wedmore 160

Edition
10th of 12 states

Printing/Publishing
printed by the artist; published by the Fine Art Society, London

Inscription
printed in dark brown ink (in image) c.l.: (butterfly) (monogram)
inscribed in pencil (on tab) l.c.r.: (butterfly) (monogram) Imp.

Accession Number
604-2

Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest

Subjects (general)
Cityscapes Human Figures

Subjects (specific)
Italy (nation) masts men (male humans) street scenes urban areas Venice (inhabited place) women (female humans)