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"In the end, our society will be defined not only by what we create but by what we refuse to destroy."
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artemisdreaming: Annie Haden, 1860 James Abbott McNeill Whistler Etching and drypoint; 35.5 x 21.4cm Hunterian Art Gallery, University of Glasgow . Whistler made this portrait of his young niece, Annie Haden, in early 1860 while staying with his half-sister’s family in their home on Sloane Street, London. He was particularly pleased with the results of this plate, and his preoccupation with the description of texture and the effects of reflected light are apparent in the finished etching.

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Annie Haden, 1860

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Etching and drypoint; 35.5 x 21.4cm

Hunterian Art Gallery, University of Glasgow

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Whistler made this portrait of his young niece, Annie Haden, in early 1860 while staying with his half-sister’s family in their home on Sloane Street, London. He was particularly pleased with the results of this plate, and his preoccupation with the description of texture and the effects of reflected light are apparent in the finished etching.

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