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The Velvet Dress (Mrs Leyland)

A work made of drypoint in black ink on cream japanese paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of drypoint in black ink on cream japanese paper.

Date:

1873/74

Artist:

James McNeill Whistler
American, 1834-1903

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Title

The Velvet Dress (Mrs Leyland)

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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1873–1874

Medium

Drypoint in black ink on cream Japanese paper

Dimensions

Plate: 23.3 × 15.7 cm (9 3/16 × 6 3/16 in.); Sheet: 28.8 × 18.2 cm (11 3/8 × 7 3/16 in.)

Credit Line

Bryan Lathrop Collection

Reference Number

1934.582

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