Agnes

Accession Number
1954/1.357

Title
Agnes

Artist(s)
James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Artist Nationality
American (North American)

Object Creation Date
circa 1873-1875

Medium & Support
drypoint, printed in warm black ink on laid Japan tissue

Dimensions
10 4/5 in x 7 4/5 in (27.46 cm x 19.84 cm)

Credit Line
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

Subject matter
Bridget Agnes Hiffernan was the sister of Joanna Hiffernan, Whistler's principal model during the 1860s; she later married Charles John Singleton.

Physical Description
A woman sits facing the viewer, looking slightly to the right. Her hands are in her lap and she is holding a piece of fabric. The background is undescribed and her skirt is loosely drawn.

Primary Object Classification
Print

Collection Area
Western

Rights
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Keywords
chairs (furniture forms)
portraits
seated
women (female humans)

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