James McNeill Whistler

Along with Burton and Swinburne, these groups were frequented by the likes of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, John Everett Millais, William Holman Hunt, Edward Burne-Jones, William Morris and James McNeill Whistler, which is to say some of the best-known writers and artists of the day.

Deborah Lutz's "Pleasure Bound," on Victorian sex rebels 2011

Along with Burton and Swinburne, these groups were frequented by the likes of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, John Everett Millais, William Holman Hunt, Edward Burne-Jones, William Morris and James McNeill Whistler, which is to say some of the best-known writers and artists of the day.

Deborah Lutz's "Pleasure Bound," on Victorian sex rebels 2011

Paris Art "Beauty, Morals and Voluptuousness in the England of Oscar Wilde" explores the art and ideas of the British aesthetic movement, with works by William Morris, James McNeill Whistler, Oscar Wilde, Aubrey Beardsley and others.

What's On Around Europe 2011

Awash in rich Prussian blue and turquoise-y green laced with gold, the dining room was hand-painted in the 1870s by James McNeill Whistler for British shipping magnate Frederick Leyland.

Rhapsody In Blue and Gold Jen Renzi 2011

That was the case with "Twilight on the Campagna" by George Inness, who in the late 19th century rivaled his contemporaries Winslow Homer and James McNeill Whistler in fame.

Up From the Basement 2011

The Freer has allowed a popular work by James McNeill Whistler, "The Princess From the Land of Porcelain," to be digitized through the "gigapixel" process, which stitches together multiple high-resolution images.

National Treasures: Google Art Project unlocks riches of world's galleries Philip Kennicott 2011

In 1871, James McNeill Whistler painted what would become his most famous work, which he titled "Arrangement in Grey and Black" and submitted the following year to the Royal Academy of Art in London for its 104th Exhibition.

Daniel Grant: What's In a (Painting's) Name? Quite a Lot, Actually Daniel Grant 2011

The Freer has allowed a popular work by James McNeill Whistler, "The Princess From the Land of Porcelain," to be digitized through the "gigapixel" process, which stitches together multiple high-resolution images.

National Treasures: Google Art Project unlocks riches of world's galleries Philip Kennicott 2011

In 1871, James McNeill Whistler painted what would become his most famous work, which he titled "Arrangement in Grey and Black" and submitted the following year to the Royal Academy of Art in London for its 104th Exhibition.

Daniel Grant: What's In a (Painting's) Name? Quite a Lot, Actually Daniel Grant 2011

The Freer has allowed a popular work by James McNeill Whistler, "The Princess from the Land of Porcelain," to be digitized through the "gigapixel" process, which stitches together multiple high-resolution images.

Google Art Project: 'Street view' technology added to museums Philip Kennicott 2011