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James McNeill Whistler

Jo's Bent Head

1861
Drypoint, printed in black ink on a full sheet of off-white laid paper; third state of three (Glasgow)
22.5 × 14.9 cm (8.9 × 5.9 in)

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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

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