Detail from The Canal, Amsterdam, 1889, James McNeill Whistler, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

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M.0323
Sketch of 'Symphony in White No. 3'

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1865
Collection: Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Accession Number: Manuscript Division, Pennell-Whistler Collection, PWC 1/33/1
Medium: pen and dark ink
Support: cream laid paper
Size: 8 1/8 x 10 9/16" (207 x 269 mm)
Signature: 'Whistler.' [on letter]
Inscription: letter including 'fond gris très fin', 'canapé blanc.', 'bleu clair tres fin', 'Jo en robe de toile très blanc ...'
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Sketch of 'Symphony in White No. 3'

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Symphony in White, No. 3, Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Symphony in White, No. 3, Barber Institute of Fine Arts

Joanna Hiffernan (b. ca 1843-d.1886) and Emelie 'Millie' Eyre Jones (1850-1920).

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