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James McNeill Whistler

Black Lion Wharf

1859
Etching, printed in black ink on extremely fine cream Japan paper; fourth state of four (Glasgow)
15 × 22.1 cm (5.9 × 8.7 in)

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

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