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The etching depicts a person in half-length side profile, seated with their body slightly turned away. The person has a curly hairstyle framing their face, a defined nose, and a slightly visible mouth. They wear a loose garment with billowy sleeves. Near their knee is a rectangular case or book. The background is simple. In the lower right side, there is a signature that reads "Whistler" and the date "1859."
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The etching depicts a person in half-length side profile, seated with their body slightly turned away. The person has a curly hairstyle framing their face, a defined nose, and a slightly visible mouth. They wear a loose garment with billowy sleeves. Near their knee is a rectangular case or book. The background is simple. In the lower right side, there is a signature that reads "Whistler" and the date "1859."

National Gallery of Art · Print

Bibi Lalouette

James McNeill Whistler

Date
1859
Medium
etching and drypoint on laid paper
Classification
Print
Accession number
1943.3.8433
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • girl
  • portrait
  • American
  • Portrait
  • Dress
Provenance

Bryan Lathrop [1844-1916], Chicago (Lugt 2972). Theodore de Witt, New York. (H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, stock no. a 65761). Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia, (Lugt 1760b); Gift to NGA, 1943.

Inscription

on plate: Whistler. 1859. ('t' not crossed); lower left on verso: a 65761 / C7801 (crossed out); lower right on the verso: 85 (circled)

NGA object ID 10930. 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.