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

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M.0513
Elinor Leyland seated reading

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1873/1874
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46055
Medium: chalk
Support: brown wove paper laid down on card
Size: 11 5/16-11 7/16 x 7 1/4" (288-290 x 184 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none
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Elinor Leyland seated reading

Provenance

  • 1903: In Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to his sister-in-law and executrix, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958);
  • 1935: given by Miss Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow.

Exhibitions

It was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.

Due to the conditions of Miss Birnie Philip's gift to the University of Glasgow, the drawing can not be exhibited elsewhere.

Last updated: 15th February 2021 by Margaret