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James McNeill Whistler

The Piazetta (The Piazzetta)

1879–80
Etching and drypoint, printed in black ink on medium weight ivory laid paper; fifth state of nine (Glasgow)
25.4 × 18.1 cm (10 × 7.1 in)

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

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