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

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Theatrical sketch

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1878
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46077
Medium: watercolour
Support: blue/grey wove paper
Size: 9 7/8 x 13 3/4" (250 x 350 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: none
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Theatrical sketch, The Hunterian
Theatrical sketch, The Hunterian

Possibly a scene at the Gaiety Theatre in London. Alternatively it might be related to Gilbert and Sullivan's HMS Pinafore, which was first performed in London at the Opera Comique in 1878.

Last updated: 7th December 2020 by Margaret