Early Morning
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Early Morning

TitleEarly Morning
ArtistJames McNeill Whistler American, 1834-1903
Date1878 19th century
MediumLithotint in black ink, with scraping, on a prepared half-tint ground, on cream wove proofing paper
Classificationlithotint
OriginUnited States United States
Holding institutionArt Institute of Chicago
Credit lineBequest of Bryan Lathrop
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Early Morning” is a work by James McNeill Whistler American, 1834-1903, dated 1878. It is executed in lithotint in black ink, with scraping, on a prepared half-tint ground, on cream wove proofing paper and classified as lithotint. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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