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

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M.0586
Soldier

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1876
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: Whistler W841
Medium: pencil
Support: cream laid paper, partial watermark '[ORI]GINAL / [TURK]EY MILL / [K]ENT'
Size: 7 1/6 x 4 5 16" (179 x 110 mm)
Signature: butterfly on menu
Inscription: 'Quenelles de Merlan - / Boeuf sallé froid - / Saucisses aux pommes - / Salade - / Biscuits à la crème / Patisserie / Café -'
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Soldier

Soldier was drawn on the verso of a menu for a right hearty meal, which dates from 13 February, probably in 1876. 1 It is likely but not entirely certain that the drawing is by Whistler.

Soldier, Glasgow University Library
Soldier, Glasgow University Library

The drawing is fully catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 583) where it was dated '1876/8'. The date and transcription of the menu has been corrected.

Notes:

1: 13 February [1876], GUW #06852.

Last updated: 13th February 2021 by Margaret