DrawingsAmerican19th century

Study of Rosettes for Lady's Dress

1871-1874

Artists

James Abbott McNeill WhistlerArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Pastel on brown wove paper

Culture

American

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

28.8 × 18.3 cm (11 5/16 × 7 3/16 in.) mat: 50.5 × 38.7 cm (19 7/8 × 15 1/4 in.) frame: 52.2 × 40.6 × 1.7 cm (20 9/16 × 16 × 11/16 in.)

Provenance

P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. Ltd., London, 1921; Scott and Fowles, New York, NY; Hunt Henderson, New Orleans; his bequest to Tulane University, 1939; sold to Grenville L. Winthrop, 1941; his bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

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