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Portrait of Whistler

Sitter James McNeill Whistler American
1881
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Portrait of Whistler
  • Artist: Carlo Pellegrini (Italian, Capua 1839–1889 London)
  • Sitter: James McNeill Whistler (American, Lowell, Massachusetts 1834–1903 London)
  • Date: 1881
  • Medium: Drypoint
  • Dimensions: plate: 11 7/8 x 5 15/16 in. (30.1 x 15.1 cm)
    mount: 13 1/4 x 7 3/16 in. (33.6 x 18.3 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Paul F. Walter, 1985
  • Object Number: 1985.1161.28
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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