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James McNeill Whistler — The Menpes Children

James McNeill Whistler

The Menpes Children

1887

A rare example of Whistler's child portraiture in print form, the work reveals his gentler approach when depicting the offspring of fellow artist Mortimer Menpes.

Medium
etching

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James McNeill Whistler, The Menpes Children, 1887

A rare example of Whistler's child portraiture in print form, the work reveals his gentler approach when depicting the offspring of fellow artist Mortimer Menpes.

Medium
etching
Year
1887
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Intimate, Family, American, Etching, Delicate, Portrait, Children, Figurative, Black and White

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art