La Belle Dame Endormie (The Beautiful Woman Asleep) — James McNeill Whistler | DiscoverArt

James McNeill Whistler

La Belle Dame Endormie (The Beautiful Woman Asleep)

1894

Transfer lithograph; only state (Chicago); printed in black ink on medium weight ivory laid paper

20.2 × 15.6 cm (8 × 6.1 in)

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