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

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M.0579
Peacock designs; (a) feathers on panel; (b) plan of ceiling; (c) feathers on panels; (d) feathers on panels and ceiling coffers

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1876
Collection: British Museum, London
Accession Number: 1958,0208.3-36
Medium: pen and dark brown ink
Support: cream laid paper with watermark "WHATMAN"
Size: 245 x 198 mm (9 5/8 x 7 13/16")
Signature: none
Inscription: r: engraved heading '30, Lombard Street, London, E.C.'; BRITISH MUSEUM stamp
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Peacock designs; (a) feathers on panel; (b) plan of ceiling; (c) feathers on panels; (d) feathers on panels and ceiling coffers

Titles

The subject of the drawings has previously been identified as Five Designs for Aubrey House. 1 This was inaccurate (the designs were for 49 Prince's Gate, not Aubrey House). The current title is descriptive and accurate : Peacock designs; (a) feathers on panel; (b) plan of ceiling; (c) feathers on panels; (d) feathers on panels and ceiling coffers.

Site

Harmony in Blue and Gold: The Peacock Room [YMSM 178] was originally sited at the house of Frederick Richards Leyland (1832-1892) at 49 Prince's Gate, London.

Notes:

1: Young, A. McLaren, James McNeill Whistler, Arts Council Gallery, London, and Knoedler Galleries, New York, 1960 (cat. no. 114d) as 'Five Designs for Aubrey House'.

Last updated: 13th February 2021 by Margaret