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Anna McNeill Whistler (1804-1881)
Anna Mathilda McNeill gained world-wide notoriety by doing nothing but posing for her artist son, James Whistler. Today her portrait hangs in the Musee d’Orsay in the center of Paris.
Each day hundreds of admiring art lovers stand in front of the large canvas of Anna Whistler, but few know the story of this extraordinary woman who lived in America, Russia, and Great Britain during the 19th century.
Anna mcneill whistler biography of albert
To tell her story we must start in Wilmington, NC. Anna’s father had been a physician in Edinburgh, Scotland, before coming to America after the death of his first wife. He soon established a successful practice, bought a house in the country and remarried.
Anna was their fifth child who grew up to be an attractive girl with a refined and charming manner. She was generous, kind and devoutly religious. Her bother, William, went to West Point and became good friends with Cadet George Whistler.
Upon graduation they both worked for the Baltim