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A Girl lightly draped

WHISTLER, James Abbot McNeill
A Girl lightly draped
Image: © Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
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Collection

Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales

Item Number

NMW A 1798

Creation/Production

WHISTLER, James Abbot McNeill
1834-1903
Role: Artist

Acquisition

Bequest, 1898

Measurements

Height (cm): 19.8
Width (cm): 8.8
Height (in): 7
Width (in): 3

Techniques

Pastel on paper
Drawings
Drawings and watercolours
Fine Art - works on paper

Material

Pastel
Brown paper

Location

In store - verified by CT
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