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Florence Leyland

c. 1873

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names

James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image shows a young girl in a full-length portrait. She is standing, with her body slightly turned to the side and her face looking forward towards the viewer. She has long hair that flows down past her shoulders and bangs that frame her forehead. Her facial features appear soft and delicate. She is wearing a long dress that reaches down to her ankles, with detailed fabric and folds emphasized by sketch lines. The background is abstract, with vertical lines adding texture. The image has a sketched appearance, with variations in shading for depth and form. No jewelry or objects are visible in her hands.

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Artwork overview

Medium

drypoint
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Dimensions

plate: 21.59 x 13.34 cm (8 1/2 x 5 1/4 in.)
sheet: 30.48 x 20.64 cm (12 x 8 1/8 in.)
Accession Number

1943.3.1729
Catalogue Raisonné

MacDonald 2012, no. 136, state v/xi

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia, (Lugt 1760b); gift to National Gallery of Art, 1943.

Associated Names

Rosenwald, Lessing Julius

Exhibition History

2016

Three Centuries of American Prints: from the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington; National Gallery in Prague, Prague 1; Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, 2016 - 2017, no. 37.

Bibliography

1910

Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 110, iii/ix.

2012

MacDonald, Margaret F., Grischka Petri, Joanna Meacock.James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonné. University of Glasgow on-line website at http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. University of Glasgow, 2012, no. 136, state v/xi.

Wikidata ID

Q64958903

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