San Giorgio
San Giorgio

Currently not on view

San Giorgio,

1879–1880

James McNeill Whistler, 1834–1903; born Lowell, MA; died London, England; active England and Paris, France
2016-61

Information

Title
San Giorgio
Dates

1879–1880

Maker
James McNeill Whistler
Medium
Etching and drypoint
Dimensions
sheet trimmed to plate: 20.8 × 30.1 cm (8 3/16 × 11 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Emma Swan Hall
Object Number
2016-61
Place Depicted

Europe, Italy, Venice, San Giorgio Maggiore

Signatures
In plate, lower left: artist monogram [butterfly]
Reference Numbers
Glasgow 214 v/v; Kennedy 201; Mansfield 198
Culture
American
Type
etchings, prints
Materials
ink, paper (fiber product)
Techniques
etching (printing process), drypoint
Subject
canals, churches, seascapes, islands, boats

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