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

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M.0523
Florence Leyland in a green and orange dress

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1873
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46057
Medium: chalk and pastel
Support: brown wove paper laid down on card
Size: 9 1/16-9 1/8 x 7 3/16" (230-232 x 183 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none
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Florence Leyland in a green and orange dress

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

  • 1874: possibly Mr Whistler's Exhibition, Flemish Gallery, 48 Pall Mall, London, 1874 (cat. no. 3) as' Design for a Child's Costume.'

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

Last updated: 7th December 2020 by Margaret