Oscar Wilde: 'I wish I had said that' Whistler: 'You will, Oscar, you will.' - James McNeill Whistler

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Oscar Wilde: 'I wish I had said that'
Whistler: 'You will, Oscar, you will.'

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About James McNeill Whistler

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (10 July 1834 – 17 July 1903) was an American-born, British-based painter and etcher. Finding a parallel between painting and music, Whistler entitled many of his paintings 'arrangements', 'harmonies', and 'nocturnes'.

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Birth Name: James Abbot McNeill Whistler
Native Name: James Whistler
Alternative Names: James McNeil Whistler • James Abbott McNeil Whistler • James Abbott MacNeil Whistler • James Abbott Mcneill Whistler • James Abbott Whistler • James Mac Neill Whistler • James Mc Neill Whistler • James Mc. Neill Whistler • James Abbott McNeill Whistler • James Abbot M'Neill Whistler • James M'Neill Whistler • James Abbott M'Neill Whistler • James A. McNeill Whistler
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A group from Glasgow sought in 1891 to purchase his portrait of w:Thomas Carlyle was shocked that Whistler's price was 1000 guineas. A spokesman countered that the portrait was not even life size. Whistler replied, 'But, you know, few men are life size.'
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