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"What I Once Was"

DrawingsAmerican19th century

"What I Once Was"

c. 1849-51

Artists

James Abbott McNeill WhistlerArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink on tan wove paper

Culture

American

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

12 x 7.5 cm (4 3/4 x 2 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Anonymous loan and promised gift in honor of Mason Hammond, 2015

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