Art, literature & history
The Temple
1880/81
- Dating
- Date range
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Etching in black ink on ivory Asian laid paper
- Dimensions
- Image, trimmed within platemark: 10.1 × 15.2 cm (4 × 6 in.); Sheet: 10.8 × 15.2 cm (4 5/16 × 6 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1917.468
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
James Abbott McNeill Whistler. The Temple. Art Institute of Chicago. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
The Temple — James Abbott McNeill Whistler. 1880/81.
Medium: Etching in black ink on ivory Asian laid paper. Dimensions: Image, trimmed within platemark: 10.1 × 15.2 cm (4 × 6 in.); Sheet: 10.8 × 15.2 cm (4 5/16 × 6 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.