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Six Faces of Whistler

Mortimer Menpes Australian
Sitter James McNeill Whistler American
1892–1902
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Six Faces of Whistler
  • Artist: Mortimer Menpes (Australian, Port Adelaide 1855–1938 Pangbourne, England)
  • Sitter: James McNeill Whistler (American, Lowell, Massachusetts 1834–1903 London)
  • Date: 1892–1902
  • Medium: Drypoint
  • Dimensions: plate: 7 5/16 x 5 7/16 in. (18.6 x 13.8 cm)
    sheet: 7 13/16 x 5 7/8 in. (19.9 x 15 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Paul F. Walter, 1985
  • Object Number: 1985.1161.23
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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