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James McNeill Whistler

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pencil sketch on paper, rectangular, with a central blank area. A figure drawn in pencil on the left, possibly a woman with mid-length hair, wearing a dress or robe with one shoulder exposed. The figure's facial features are minimal. A branch drawn in the top right corner. Smudges and marks on the paper. A short numeral '6' is written vertically on the left.

Artwork details

Date:
1854–55
Medium:
Drawings in pen and ink, graphite, gouache, and black chalk on off-white and toned wove and laid paper
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
599 × 482 px
Museum record:
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