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Print of reclining young girl

A young girl sits on a soft surface with her legs stretched out in front of her. Her head is at the right side of the frame looking at the viewer. She looks to be around toddler age, and she has short hair, a small nose, and large eyes. She wears a high-collared dress and button-up boots. She puts her weight on her left arm, and her left hand grips the surface she is sitting on. The linework on her face is finer and more detailed than that of her dress and shoes, which consists of longer strokes.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2005.279
People
James Abbott McNeill Whistler, American (Lowell, MA 1834 - 1903 London, England)
Title
Bibi Valentin
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1859
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/12078

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Etching and drypoint printed in black ink on thin laid Japanese paper
Technique
Etching and drypoint
Dimensions
plate: 15.1 x 22.8 cm (5 15/16 x 9 in.)
sheet: 20.4 x 28 cm (8 1/16 x 11 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: l.l. etched in plate: Whistler 1859
  • label: lower left, printed in black ink: Whistler. 1859.
  • inscription: lower sheet margin, at left, graphite: W 28 / K 50 II Bibi Valentin
  • inscription: lower sheet margin, at rightt, graphite: S. 2968

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
Glasgow ii/ii
Standard Reference Number
Kennedy 50, Glasgow 34

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Patricia Cornwell
Accession Year
2005
Object Number
2005.279
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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