Drypoint print of a seated boy in a dark jacket and pale trousers, legs crossed, beside a round hat, in front of a draped curtain.

Arthur Haden, drypoint portrait by James McNeill Whistler

A seated boy in a dark jacket and light trousers rests one hand near his face, his legs crossed at the knee, beside a small round hat on the floor. Fine drypoint lines build soft tonal shading against a draped curtain on ivory laid paper.

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1859
Medium: Drypoint, with drypoint cancellation, in black ink on ivory laid paper
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 2658 px

Download full size

Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1859).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Walter S. Brewster

19th century print etching printmaking drypoint laid paper seated figure draped curtain hat boy portrait arthur haden whistler black and white