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The image depicts a young girl seated. She has a youthful face with soft, rounded features and a contemplative expression. Her long, dark, wavy hair cascades over her shoulders. She wears a dark, long-sleeved dress with a high neckline. Her hands rest in her lap as she sits on an indistinct surface. The background is plain with faint shading and sketch lines. The lower left bears the signature "Whistler."
National Gallery of Art · Print
Annie
James McNeill Whistler
- Date
- c. 1857/1858
- Medium
- etching printed chine collé on wove paper
- Dimensions
- plate: 11.59 x 7.94 cm (4 9/16 x 3 1/8 in.) sheet (irregular): 26.67 x 21.59 cm (10 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.)
- Classification
- Accession number
- 1943.3.8399
- Credit line
- Rosenwald Collection
- Time span
- 1851 to 1875
- Department
- CG-W
Portfolio and series
- Series
- Twelve Etchings From Nature
Subjects and terms
- girl
- portrait
- American
- Costume
Provenance
Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia; gift to National Gallery of Art, 1943.
Inscription
[Whistler's butterfly signature] lower left margin, graphite, artist's hand. "Whistler" lower left composition, in plate, artist's hand. "Imp. Delatre. Rue St. Jacques 171." lower right composition, in plate, artist's hand. Verso: none.
Marks
"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, stamped twice. "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink.
Watermarks
None.
NGA object ID 10896. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.