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James McNeill Whistler

Temple (The Temple)

[1880–81]
Etching; only state (Glasgow); printed in brownish-black ink on ivory laid paper
9.8 × 15.3 cm (3.9 × 6 in)

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

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