Tool and Equipment
En Plein Soleil. Uncancelled plate from Twelve Etchings from Nature (The French Set)
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903). 1858. Steel-faced copper. Explore the catalogue record, image rights and documented connections from National Museum of Asian Art.
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James McNeill Whistler across 3 collections
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- Florence LeylandNational Gallery of Art · c. 1873 · 1943.3.1728 · Compare side by side →
- St. James's StreetNational Gallery of Art · 1878 · 1943.3.1730 · Compare side by side →
- Green and Blue: The DancerThe Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1893 · 1988.219 · Compare side by side →
- ButterflyThe Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1890 · 1933.283 · Compare side by side →
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Tool and EquipmentObject type
Tool and Equipment is a type of object named in the museum catalogue.
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National Museum of Asian Art supplies “Tool and Equipment” in its object type field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Tool and Equipment
Catalogue: National Museum of Asian Art. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
CopperMaterial
Copper is a material named in the museum catalogue.
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National Museum of Asian Art supplies “Steel-faced copper” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Steel-faced copper
Catalogue: National Museum of Asian Art. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
SteelMaterial
Steel is a material named in the museum catalogue.
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National Museum of Asian Art supplies “Steel-faced copper” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Steel-faced copper
Catalogue: National Museum of Asian Art. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
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