"The right time and the right place for the conspicuousness of an Impressionist were undoubtedly England, and the moment when Mr. Whistler rose up and astonished her.
"In Paris he was one of many, though he would be at peace in France, that peace would not be unattended with a certain comparative obscurity.
"Inconspicuous solitude would not have had the same charms for him."—Merrie England.
"Au musée du Luxembourg, vient d'être placé, de M. Whistler, le splendide Portrait de Mme Whistler mère, une œuvre destinée à l'éternité des admirations, une œuvre sur laquelle la consécration des siècles semble avoir mis la patine d'un Rembrandt, d'un Titien ou d'un Velasquez."—Chronique des Beaux-Arts.
MORAL.
"Modern British (!) art will now be represented in the National Gallery of the Luxembourg by one of the finest paintings due to the brush of an English (!) artist, namely, Mr. Whistler's portrait of his mother."—Illustrated London News.
A Zealous Inquirer
"A brown-paper covered catalogue ... compiled by Mr. Whistler....
The World, Mar. 23, 1892.