Detail from The Canal, Amsterdam, 1889, James McNeill Whistler, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

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Aunt Alicia; v.: Profile of Aunt Alicia

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1844
Collection: Cooper Hewitt Museum, NY
Accession Number: 1953-186-17-1,2
Medium: pencil
Support: cream wove paper
Size: 5 1/16 x 4 1/8" (128 x 105 mm)
Signature: 'James to Aunty Kate. -'
Inscription: '1844' in unknown hand, and see above
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Aunt Alicia; v.: Profile of Aunt Alicia

Technique

r: Aunt Alicia, Cooper Hewitt Museum, NY
r: Aunt Alicia, Cooper Hewitt Museum, NY

The careful outlines have been gone over more than once, to correct and strengthen the drawing. Light shading and cross-hatching were used to distinguish elements of the dress, hair and bonnet.

Last updated: 12th December 2018 by Margaret