Arthur Haden, drypoint portrait of a seated boy

A drypoint portrait of a young boy seated on a wooden stool, leaning forward with his hands in his lap, in a loose jacket and trousers. Feathery, slanting hatching sketches the figure against a curtain, with a hat on the floor at lower right.

Artist

James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

Date

1859

Medium

Drypoint; ink on paper

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

1938 × 2784 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art