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The image depicts a person lying on their side with their head on a cushioned surface. The person is reclining with their upper body facing right and their legs extended to the left. Their facial features are relaxed, with closed eyes and a calm expression. The person has short, styled hair and wears a long-sleeved garment. A piece of jewelry is visible on their wrist. The background is simple, suggesting an indoor setting. The style is loose and expressive with quick, linear strokes typical in etching.
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The image depicts a person lying on their side with their head on a cushioned surface. The person is reclining with their upper body facing right and their legs extended to the left. Their facial features are relaxed, with closed eyes and a calm expression. The person has short, styled hair and wears a long-sleeved garment. A piece of jewelry is visible on their wrist. The background is simple, suggesting an indoor setting. The style is loose and expressive with quick, linear strokes typical in etching.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Child on a Couch, No.2

James McNeill Whistler

Date
c. 1873/1875
Medium
drypoint on laid paper
Classification
Print
Accession number
1949.5.541
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • girl
  • portrait
  • American
Provenance

Howard Mansfield [1849-1938], New York, (Lugt 1342); acquired by Harris Whittemore [1864-1927], Naugatuck, CT, 1919; (his sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 18 January 1949, lot 186); (Charles Sessler, Philadelphia, PA); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, PA, 1949; gift to the NGA, 1949.

Inscription

lower right on the recto: [illegible] Sleeping

Watermarks

beehive / DEDB with elaborate foliage

NGA object ID 36995. 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.