James Abbott McNeill Whistler. 1834-1903.
Nursemaid and Child. 1859. Etching. Kennedy 37.ii. 3 7/8 x 5 1/4 (sheet 7 3/4 x 8 7/8). A rich impression printed on cream laid paper with full margins. There was no published edition of this rare etching. Signed 'Whistler' in the plate, lower left. $2,750.
The subject is probably Whistler's half-sister, Deborah, with one of her younger children (sitting in the foreground).
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