San Giorgio
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
1879-1880
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number
F1887.8
Tags
American ArtCharles Lang Freer collectionUnited Statesboatetching (printing process)
About this artwork
A intaglio print depicting the quayside scene of boats, masted ships and a large steamer in the Venice lagoon. Behind the boats below the horizon is the façade, dome and campanile of the church of San Giorgio.