Site

A farm in or near Maladrie, a small country town in the province of Namur, Belgium. On another page from his sketchbook , Whistler drew Chambre à la ferme de Maladrie [M.0229]. The two artists probably slept and ate at farms along their route.

Sitter

This shows Whistler's companion, Ernest Delannoy (d. 1869/1872) , sleeping on a bench at the end of a bed.