# Street in Saverne, in James McNeill Whistler

James McNeill Whistler made this in 1858, aged 24. It is now at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.

Our note:

> A narrow street in the Alsatian town of Saverne stretches away at night, its worn house fronts in deep shadow and a single figure in the distance.

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## The work

- Date: 1858
- Medium: etching and open bite or sandpaper ground on laid paper
- Dimensions: plate: 20.9 x 15.8 cm (8 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.) sheet: 26.2 x 18.1 cm (10 5/16 x 7 1/8 in.)
- Type: Print
- Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2005.99.38
- Licence: CC0 1.0

## The artist

[James McNeill Whistler](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/james-mcneill-whistler), American, 1834–1903

Whistler spent part of his boyhood in Russia, left West Point without graduating and trained as a painter in Paris before settling in London in 1859.

19 works in the collection.

## Walk on

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