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In 1843 Joanna Hiffernan was born at Limerick.
1860 to 1864. James Abbott McNeill Whistler (age 25). Drawing of Joanna Hiffernan (age 17).
1861 to 1863. James Abbott McNeill Whistler (age 26). "Symphony in White, No. 1" aka "The White Girl". Model Joanna Hiffernan (age 18).
1861. James Abbott McNeill Whistler (age 26). Drawing of Joanna Hiffernan (age 18).
Letters of James McNeill Whistler 1863. 31st May 1863. 7 Lindsey Row Old Chelsea. Sunday
Dear Sandys (age 34) -
You have done the proper thing thoroughly and I only wish I could accept your jolly invitation and do the yachting and eat the dinner which I have no doubt will be stunning -
but it's of no use - I must stick to a couple of pictures, commissions! for I am just about cleaned out - and tin will be forked over on their completion -
Your "Vivien" is splendid in tone and colour especially the head - of course it is badly hung -
One of my pictures [is] refused and one put on the floor - You will perhaps be pleased to hear that the "White Girl" is a real success in Paris - and already I have had a letter to know if it may be possessed for gold! -
Adieu mon cher - Remember me to Tom Geckyl (age 35) -
Jo (age 20) says many things aimables - and if ever I lent her to anyone to paint, it should certainly be to you mon ami -
Adieu again - and success to the trip -
Ever yours,
J. Whistler (age 28)
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Around December 1864. James Abbott McNeill Whistler (age 30). "Symphony in White, No. 2" aka The Little White Girl. Model Joanna Hiffernan (age 21).
All About History Books
The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
1865 to 1866. Gustave Courbet (age 45). "La Bella Irlandaise" aka "Portrait of Jo (age 22). Model Joanna Hiffernan.
1865 to 1867. James Abbott McNeill Whistler (age 30). "Symphony in White, No. 3". Model Joanna Hiffernan (age 22).
In 1903 Joanna Hiffernan (age 60) died.