Etching and drypoint on Chine collé, 1859. 230x153 mm; 9x6 inches, full margins. Second state (of 2), with pentimenti of the heads lower left and lower right still printing. A superb, early, richly-inked impression with crisp, inky plate edges.
Bibi Lalouette was the young daughter of a Parisian restaurant owner who extended Whistler credit during his stay in the city. Kennedy 51.
