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Technical Material

St. James's Street

James McNeill Whistler. 1878. etched and cancelled copper plate. Explore the catalogue record, image rights and documented connections from National Gallery of Art.

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St. James's StreetJames McNeill Whistler · 1878National Gallery of Art · CC0
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St. James's Street — Technical Material by James McNeill Whistler. etched and cancelled copper plate.

Technical Material / Source record

St. James's Street

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Maker
James McNeill Whistler
Date
1878
Medium
etched and cancelled copper plate
Collection
National Gallery of Art
Accession
1943.3.1730
Credit
Rosenwald Collection. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington
Rights
Public domain · CC0

Public domain · CC0. Unchanged copy of the institution’s verified 1000px IIIF display image; smaller responsive JPEGs are resized derivatives. Visit the institution for other available resolutions. Editorial views may show a detail.

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Institutional rights designation checked 2026-10-21. Catalogue descriptions are normalized from source data; visual interpretation may be unassessed.

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Technical MaterialObject type

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Technical Material

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Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1

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Two episodes of incision—pictorial drawing and deliberate cancellation—remain visible on the same metal plate.

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Reviewed 2026-10-24 · 2026-10-20.1

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