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

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M.1270
Butterfly

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1890/1892
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46148
Medium: pen and purple ink
Support: cream laid paper, partial watermark of a crown over 'ORIGINA /FI'
Size: 6 7/8 x 4 5/16" (175 x 110 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none
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Butterfly

Butterfly probably dates from 1890/1892. However, the date and purpose of this small group of drawings (Butterfly [M.1267], r.: Butterfly; v.: see No. 1572 [M.1268], Butterfly [M.1269] and Butterfly [M.1270]) is uncertain.

Butterfly, The Hunterian
Butterfly, The Hunterian

It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1270).

Last updated: 8th December 2020 by Margaret