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

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r. and v.: Study for a proposed portrait of the Duke Marlborough

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1892
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46169
Medium: pen and dark brown ink
Support: off-white wove paper
Size: 6 x 3 13/16" (152 x 97 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: v.: 'Study for a proposed portrait of the Duke of Marlborough', written by Harold Wright
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r. and v.: Study for a proposed portrait of the Duke Marlborough

Composition

r. Study for a proposed portrait of the Duke Marlborough, The Hunterian
r. Study for a proposed portrait of the Duke Marlborough, The Hunterian

This is a study for a portrait that, as far as is known, was never started.

Technique

The figure was drawn with broken lines, and a guiding line through the centre of his face.

Conservation History

The drawing was torn from a larger sheet, on the left side, and has a slight regular horizontal grain.

Last updated: 8th December 2020 by Margaret