Sir John Chester dates from between 1849 and 1852 and was given by Whistler to Thomas de Kay Winans (1820-1878).
Sir John Chester, Metropolitan Museum of Art
It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 56). The Metropolitan Museum gives the measurements 3 3/4 x 2 3/16" (9.5 x 5.6 cm).
Sir John Chester, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Sir John Chester and other drawings in a scrapbook, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Sir John Chester is an illustration to Barnaby Rudge by Charles Dickens (1812-1870).
Sir John Chester and other drawings in a scrapbook (p. 7), Metropolitan Museum of Art
The drawing was originally stuck by Winans, Whistler, or one of the family members, in a scrapbook.
It was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.