James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)Annie Seated, 1858-59, final state (Glasgow, 32 iii/iii; Kennedy, 30 ii/ii). Signed and titled within the plate, identified on a label from Frederick Keppel & Co., New York, affixed to the backing paper. Etching on paper, plate size 5 1/8 x 3 5/8 in. (13.1 x 9.3 cm), framed.
Condition: Not examined out of frame.
N.B. The sitter is Annie Harriet Haden (1848-1937), the daughter of artist Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910). Whistler stayed with the family in early 1858 at their home in Sloane Street, London. At this time Annie was nine years old.
Condition
Condition: Out of the frame the sheet appears to be laid down onto thin card board. The facing mat is partially glued down onto the out edges of the margins so the full sheet cannot be safely seen, but it likely measures 10 3/8 x 8 3/8 in. Some surface loss to the margins and glue residue is just visible to the corner on the margin l.l. The lower edge is deckled. The frame measures 11 1/4 x 9 7/8 x 1 in.
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