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The image shows a young child in a relaxed seated pose. The child has a slight lean, with their head tilted and gazing straight ahead. The facial features are depicted with large eyes, a small nose, and medium-length hair. The child wears a loose-fitting outfit with long sleeves and a high collar. They are barefoot, with one leg extended forward and the other bent at the knee. The background is minimalistic with faint horizontal lines.
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The image shows a young child in a relaxed seated pose. The child has a slight lean, with their head tilted and gazing straight ahead. The facial features are depicted with large eyes, a small nose, and medium-length hair. The child wears a loose-fitting outfit with long sleeves and a high collar. They are barefoot, with one leg extended forward and the other bent at the knee. The background is minimalistic with faint horizontal lines.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Bibi Valentin

James McNeill Whistler

Date
1859
Medium
etching and drypoint in black on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 15.08 × 22.54 cm (5 15/16 × 8 7/8 in.) sheet: 22.54 × 30.96 cm (8 7/8 × 12 3/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2015.19.430
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Julius Garfinckel, 1938)
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • girl
  • portrait
  • American
  • etching
  • drypoint
  • Girl
  • Portrait
Provenance

(Keppel & Co., New York); Julius Garfinckel, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1938; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Inscription

lower left in plate: Whistler. 1859.; lower right edge in graphite by unknown hand: 8628; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: A94943; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: YC

NGA object ID 169630. 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.