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The image shows a child reclining in a seated position with legs straight out. The child's head is turned slightly towards the viewer, revealing a round face with prominent eyes and tousled hair. They are dressed in a loose garment and resting one hand on the ground. In the lower area, there is a signature "Whistler 1859." The background has sketch-like lines with a textured surface.
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The image shows a child reclining in a seated position with legs straight out. The child's head is turned slightly towards the viewer, revealing a round face with prominent eyes and tousled hair. They are dressed in a loose garment and resting one hand on the ground. In the lower area, there is a signature "Whistler 1859." The background has sketch-like lines with a textured surface.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Bibi Valentin

James McNeill Whistler

Date
1859
Medium
etching and drypoint on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 15.24 x 22.86 cm (6 x 9 in.) sheet: 19.05 x 24.77 cm (7 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1964.4.18
Credit line
Gift of John W. Beatty, Jr.
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • girl
  • portrait
  • American
  • Seated figure
  • child
  • Bed
Provenance

Frederick Keppel [1845-1912], New York; Gift to John W. Beatty, Jr. [1890 - 1963, May 1897; Gift to NGA, 1964.

Inscription

on plate: Whistler. 1859.; on recto by Keppel: To John W. Beatty, from his friend Frederick Keppel./ Paris May 1897.

NGA object ID 47201. 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.