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aesthetic. As in several other of his works, Whistler used sketches to prepare the general layout of the composition. Other details were added in later. A surviving sketch depicts flowers, which were later eliminated from the work. The white
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shades complement the gold and blue interior of its original setting while displayed at the home of
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for 420 guineas. Reid was a Glasgow art dealer who sold it to
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Sketch by Whistler, showing flowers which were later removed
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manner. The painting‘s frame is decorated with a similar
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Rose and Silver: The Princess from the Land of Porcelain
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Rose and Silver: The Princess from the Land of Porcelain
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Rose and Silver: The Princess from the Land of Porcelain
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in the background may have been one owned by Whistler.
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853:(Doctoral). University of California, Santa Barbara.
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1041:Symphony in White, No. 2: The Little White Girl
1081:Nocturne: Blue and Gold – Old Battersea Bridge
750:"The Story Behind the Peacock Room's Princess"
287:and lover, to an art collector thought to be
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684:Freer Gallery of Art, Whistler's Peacock Room
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1135:Mother of Pearl and Silver: The Andalusian
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1254:Collection of the Smithsonian Institution
898:"The Princess from the Land of Porcelain"
878:"The Princess from the Land of Porcelain"
448:Critics have seen influences of Japanese
220:, with Christine Spartali, the sister of
16:Painting by James Abbott McNeill Whistler
1025:Symphony in White, No. 1: The White Girl
228:, serving as the model; Owen Edwards of
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880:. Freer Gallery of Art. Archived from
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516:... que du caprice et de la fantaisie.
822:Kennicott, Philip (1 February 2011).
809:from the original on 15 November 2011
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216:was painted between 1863 and 1865 by
120:La Princesse du pays de la porcelaine
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900:. Google Art Project. Archived from
345:on August 20, 1903, under the title
1259:Paintings by James McNeill Whistler
1184:George Washington Whistler (father)
1073:Nocturne: Blue and Silver – Chelsea
797:Goswamy, B. N. (13 November 2011).
151:depicts a European woman wearing a
1189:William McNeill Whistler (brother)
930:from the original on 15 March 2012
784:from the original on 10 March 2011
708:Kennicott 2011, Google Art Project
553:Freer Gallery of Art, The Princess
392:After Freer's death in 1919, both
295:was returned to Whistler in 1867.
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365:. In 1906 he donated both to the
361:; the following year he acquired
117:; also known by the French title
1154:The Gentle Art of Making Enemies
847:Older, Caroline Doswell (2007).
651:Google Art Project, The Princess
379:, hanging over the fireplace in
319:In 1892, after Leyland's death,
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503:] d'enfant la renverserait.
1179:Anna McNeill Whistler (mother)
624:Edwards 2011, The Story Behind
583:Goswamy 2011, The Peacock Room
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1274:Paintings in Washington, D.C.
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1018:Portrait of Whistler with Hat
412:museum established by Freer.
302:in a dining room filled with
218:James Abbott McNeill Whistler
174:At the time Whistler painted
1217:Whistler House Museum of Art
424:was digitized with over one
748:Edwards, Owen (June 2011).
349:for £3,750 (US$ 18,240) on
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416:continues to be housed in
953:] (in French). Paris.
943:Vattier, Gustave (1865).
918:"Whistler's Peacock Room"
860:Intercultural Exploration
347:The Princess of Porcelain
28:
1174:Beatrice Whistler (wife)
1049:Symphony in White, No. 3
923:. Freer Gallery of Art.
497:... un soufle [
226:Marie Spartali Stillman
157:Japanese folding screen
1269:19th-century portraits
1004:James McNeill Whistler
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277:Dante Gabriel Rossetti
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125:James McNeill Whistler
42:James McNeill Whistler
1127:Portrait of Lady Meux
663:Okamoto-MacPhall 2005
607:Okamoto-MacPhall 2005
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267:was displayed at the
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862:. New York: Rodopi.
402:Freer Gallery of Art
387:Freer Gallery of Art
231:Smithsonian Magazine
135:Freer Gallery of Art
85:Freer Gallery of Art
780:. 1 February 2011.
335:a few years later.
834:on 15 October 2012
799:"The Peacock Room"
434:Google Art Project
400:were moved to the
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343:Charles Lang Freer
211:
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1233:Nocturne painting
1202:(model and lover)
1196:(model and lover)
1138:(1888–1900)
1065:Whistler's Mother
951:The Salon of 1865
869:978-90-420-1636-1
734:, pp. 35–36.
195:Frederick Leyland
186:, its yellow and
111:(better known as
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363:The Peacock Room
341:was acquired by
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458:chinoiserie
410:Smithsonian
367:Smithsonian
351:Bond Street
269:Paris Salon
244:Art Nouveau
144:Description
100:F1903.91a-b
1248:Categories
1165:Family and
732:Older 2007
595:Older 2007
568:Older 2007
525:References
460:stylings.
444:Influences
430:resolution
325:Christie's
242:trend and
201:Production
73:Dimensions
1011:Paintings
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530:Footnotes
464:Reception
450:woodblock
426:gigapixel
97:Accession
925:Archived
807:Archived
782:Archived
474:Princess
422:Princess
414:Princess
394:Princess
377:Princess
359:Michigan
339:Princess
321:Princess
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236:Princess
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184:pigments
176:Princess
161:hand fan
149:Princess
81:Location
1226:Related
1210:Museums
934:9 March
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432:by the
385:at the
355:Detroit
273:Gambart
255:History
224:artist
133:at the
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965:link
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