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James McNeill Whistler

The Little Venice

1880
Etching in warm black, with selective wiping of plate tone, on ivory laid paper
18.5 × 26.8 cm (7.3 × 10.6 in)

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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026

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