Desdemona's House
Artist
Frank Duveneck
(American, 1848-1919)
CultureAmerican
Date1883
MediumEtching, printed on wove paper
DimensionsOverall, Plate: 19 9/16 x 12 in. (49.7 x 30.5 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 x 30 in. (50.8 x 76.2 cm)
Overall, Frame: 21 1/2 x 28 x 1 1/8 in. (54.6 x 71.1 x 2.9 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 x 30 in. (50.8 x 76.2 cm)
Overall, Frame: 21 1/2 x 28 x 1 1/8 in. (54.6 x 71.1 x 2.9 cm)
InscribedPlate signed at left slanting downward: "Canal Grande Venezia" (C of canal written backwards). "FD" (joined) written under canal. Signed under etching at right: "Frank Duveneck". Info on back: "Price-$18.00/Sold by Frederick Keppel & Co./No. 20 East 16th Street, New York, No. D 7400"
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Louis I. Jaffe
Object number51.17.2
Not on view
DescriptionEtching of a home along the Grand Canal in Venice. It is shown among a solid bank of houses in the background. Two of the largest houses have the window awnings down and several gondolas float on the canal.Label TextFrank Duveneck American, 1848–1919 Desdemona's House, 1883 Etching, printed on wove paper Gift of Mrs. Louis I. Jaffe 51.17.2 Exhibition History"Drawn from the Vault: Collecting American Works on Paper at the Chrysler Museum," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, May 10 - July 27, 2014. "Whistler and Company: The Etching Revival," Hermitage Museum and Gardens, Norfolk, VA, January 16 - April 9, 2021.
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