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James McNeill Whistler

The Little Mast

1879–80
Etching and drypoint, printed in black ink on heavy ivory Japan; second state of eight (Glasgow)
26.5 × 18.5 cm (10.4 × 7.3 in)

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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

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