In this artwork, how is the Production discussed?
Princess was painted between 1863 and 1865 by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, with Christine Spartali, the sister of Pre-Raphaelite artist Marie Spartali Stillman, serving as the model; Owen Edwards of Smithsonian Magazine describes Spartali as "an Anglo-Greek beauty whom all the artists of the day were clamoring to paint". Princess is one of several of Whistler's works painted during this period that depict a Western woman in Asian-styled surroundings and Asian-styled costume, a reflection of the current  Anglo-Japanese trend and Art Nouveau aesthetic.  As in several other of his works, Whistler used sketches to prepare the general layout of the composition. Other details were added in later. A surviving sketch depicts flowers, which were later eliminated from the work. The white Japanese folding screen in the background may have been one owned by Whistler.
Smithsonian Japanese folding screen Anglo-Japanese Marie Spartali Stillman folding screen Pre-Raphaelite James Abbott McNeill Whistler Smithsonian Magazine Art Nouveau