James Abbott McNeill Whistler. Venus. 1859. Etching and drypoint. Kennedy 59.ii; Glasgow 60.ii. 6 x 9 (sheet 8 x 11 3/16). Glasgow records 27 known impressions. There was no published edition. A very rich impression printed in black ink on fine Japanese mulberry paper. Signed and dated in the plate. During 1858-59, Whistler lived with the model, Héloise, in Rue Saint-Sulpice, Paris. She was known throughout the Latin Quarter as "the tigress" for her raging voice and dangerous temper.