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

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M.0669
Venetian Carnival

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1878/1880
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46074
Medium: pen and dark brown ink
Support: off-white laid paper, watermark 'JOYNSON FINE', f.s.
Size: 4 7/16 x 7 1/16" (112 x 179 mm)
Signature: letter signed 'J A McN. Whistler'
Inscription: draft of a letter
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Venetian Carnival

Provenance

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

Exhibitions

It was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.

Last updated: 7th December 2020 by Margaret