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Misty etching of a calm lagoon with a sailing ship at left and a distant skyline with a tall tower at right.

Nocturne

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
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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)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art

Español: Nocturno, laguna de Venecia con velero

Un grabado tenue de una laguna en calma, con un velero de altos mástiles a la izquierda y un horizonte lejano de cúpulas y una esbelta torre a la derecha. Líneas suaves y brumosas sugieren el agua, los reflejos y la luz del crepúsculo.

Português: Noturno, lagoa de Veneza com veleiro

Uma gravura tênue de uma lagoa calma, com um veleiro de mastros altos à esquerda e um horizonte distante de cúpulas e uma torre esguia à direita. Linhas suaves e enevoadas sugerem a água, os reflexos e a luz do crepúsculo.

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