James Abbott McNeill Whistler. 1834-1903.
Annie. 1857. Etching. Kennedy 10.v. 4 5/8 x 3 1/8 (sheet 6 7/8 x 5 1/4). Series: Twelve Etchings from Nature. Illustrated: Guichard, British Etchers, 1850-1940. A rich impression with tonal wiping, printed on cream laid paper with full margins. Signed "Whistler" in the plate, lower left, and "Imp. Delatre Rue St. Jacques. 171" lower right. $3,500.
Annie Haden was the eldest daughter of Whistler's half-sister, Deborah and the famous etcher, Sir Francis Seymour Haden. At the time of this etching, she would have been about 9 or 11 years old.
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