Joanna Hiffernan
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Joanna Hiffernan, (sometimes Joanna Heffernan) (* around 1843; † after 1903) was a red haired woman of Ireland, who was a model between 1861 bis 1868 for the painters Gustave Courbet and James McNeill Whistler. She is presented on some famous works.
[edit] Joanna Hiffernan, painted by James McNeill Whistler
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James McNeill Whistler: Symphonie in Weiß Nr. 1, Mädchen in Weiß, 1862]] |
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[edit] Joanna Hiffernan, painted by Gustave Courbet
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Gustave Courbet: La Belle Irlandaise, 1865 |
Gustave Courbet: Le Sommeil, 1866 |