Anna McNeill Whistler

Anna McNeill Whistler

Anna Matilda (née McNeill) Whistler (September 27, 1804 – January 3, 1881) was the mother of American-born, British-based painter, James McNeill Whistler, who made her the subject of his famous painting "Arrangement in Grey & Black No.1", often titled, Whistler's Mother.

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