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James Abbott McNeill Whistler

6 of 14 portraits of James Abbott McNeill Whistler

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Extended Catalogue Entry

by Sir (John) Bernard Partridge
watercolour, late 1880s
10 3/8 in. x 5 3/8 in. (264 mm x 137 mm)
Given by Mrs L.M. Lamont, 1947
Primary Collection
NPG 3541

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James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903), Painter and etcher. Sitter in 14 portraits, Artist associated with 4 portraits.

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Sir (John) Bernard Partridge (1861-1945), Cartoonist and illustrator. Artist associated with 88 portraits, Sitter in 19 portraits.

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Partridge published several caricatures of Whistler in the 1880s and probably made this highly finished drawing towards the end of the decade. It shows Whistler in full dandified rig, wearing a monocle and buttonhole and holding the ubiquitous cigarette.