The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 13, 2026

A horizontally oriented drypoint print, created by incising a metal plate, on light beige paper depicts a child with light skin tone reclining on a couch. The child's head rests on a pillow at our right, their face in profile. Their body stretches across the center; one leg bends upward while the other extends toward our left. Sketchy lines and cross-hatching define the figure. A butterfly-like symbol appears in the upper left corner.

A Child on a Couch, No. 2

1874–75

James McNeill Whistler

(American, 1834–1903)
America
drypoint
Sheet: 13.7 x 21.5 cm (5 3/8 x 8 7/16 in.)
Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr. 1941.618
Catalogue raisonné: Kennedy 125
Location: Not on view
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1941.618