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

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M.0431
Study for 'Symphony in Flesh-colour and Pink: Mrs F. R. Leyland'

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1871/1874
Collection: Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession Number: F1905.156a-b
Medium: chalk and pastel
Support: brown paper
Size: 10 5/16-10 1/2 x 6 15/16" (262-267 x 176 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none
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Study for 'Symphony in Flesh-colour and Pink: Mrs F. R. Leyland'

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This is a study for Symphony in Flesh Colour and Pink: Portrait of Mrs Frances Leyland [YMSM 106], although it is not certain if Frances Leyland (1834-1910) actually posed for it.

Last updated: 4th February 2021 by Margaret