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

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M.1336
Heads of man and woman

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1892
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: MS Whistler X78
Medium: pen and purple ink
Support: cream laid paper, watermark of a shield with 'K.../ & KINGS'
Size: 4 3/8 x 6 13/16" (111 x 173 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: r. and v.: text of letter
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Heads of man and woman

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Heads of man and woman, Glasgow University Library
Heads of man and woman, Glasgow University Library

The man's downcast head looks somewhat like Whistler himself and it is possible that Beatrice Philip (Mrs E. W. Godwin, Mrs J. McN. Whistler) (1857-1896) drew James and vice versa.

Last updated: 6th March 2021 by Margaret