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

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M.0576
Design

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1875/1876
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: GUL MS Whistler W869
Medium: pen and black ink
Support: cream laid paper with partial watermark '… & SONS/ 75'
Size: 7 x 4 3/8" (178 x 112 mm)
Signature: butterfly on menu
Inscription: menu: 'Feb.27. / Caviar - / Potage purée de Riz. / Rouget - / Croquettes de filet de beouf. [sic]/ Poulet en Casserole - / Patisserie - / fromage - / Café -'
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Design

Design probably dates from shortly after 26 February 1875 but could, given the signature, date from the following year, 1876.

Design, Glasgow University Library
Design, Glasgow University Library

It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 576).

Last updated: 9th March 2021 by Margaret