Nocturne, Venice Lagoon with Sailing Ship
A faint etching of a calm lagoon with a tall-masted sailing ship at left and a distant city skyline of domes and a slender campanile at right. Soft, hazy tonal lines suggest water, reflections, and dusk light across an open, pale sheet.
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
- Date
- 1879-1880
- Medium
- Etching; ink on paper
- Source
- Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
- Size
- 2755 × 1898 px
Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1880).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art
