[Photograph of miniature by unknown artist showing two brothers, James McNeill Whistler, 15 years old, and William Whistler, 13 years old] – Historic Photo Reproduction
![[Photograph of miniature by unknown artist showing two brothers, James McNeill Whistler, 15 years old, and William Whistler, 13 years old], [between 1900 and 1920] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/dc/dc0ee03ccfc0-L.webp)
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A window into the past: [Photograph of miniature by unknown artist showing two brothers, James McNeill Whistler, 15 years old, and William Whistler, 13 years old], preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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[Photograph of miniature by unknown artist showing two brothers, James McNeill Whistler, 15 years old, and William Whistler, 13 years old]
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This photographic reproduction records a small portrait miniature of two brothers, James McNeill Whistler, then 15, and his younger brother William, 13. The original painting dates to about 1850, when James was still years away from the artistic career that would make him one of the best-known American painters of the late nineteenth century. Miniatures of this kind were usually painted on ivory or metal and were prized as keepsakes, so a copy like this shows how families preserved and shared images of their children. The print was made between 1900 and 1920 and is one of three copies held by the Library, with one mounted by a Mystic, Connecticut photographer. It belongs to the Pennell Collection of Whistleriana, assembled by the writers Elizabeth and Joseph Pennell, who documented Whistler's life and work.
| Created / published | [between 1900 and 1920] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Portrait paintings Reproductions 1900-1930.Photographic prints 1900-1930. |
| Notes | Reproduction of painting made ca. 1850. Library has three copies. One mounted with photographer's logo: Geo. E. Tingley, Mystic, Conn. Forms part of James and Elizabeth Robins Pennell Collection of Whistleriana. |
| Subjects | Whistler, James McNeill,--1834-1903. Whistler, W. Mac Neill (William Mac Neill),--1836-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,207 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-113220 |
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