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

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M.1348
Fireplace

Artist: Beatrice Whistler
Date: 1892
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: MS Whistler X17
Medium: pencil
Support: cream wove paper, watermark of a knight's helmet above 'WAVERLEY', f.s.
Size: 10 7/16 x 4 3/4" (265 x 120 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: none
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Fireplace

Provenance

  • 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death in 1903 and bequeathed to his sister-in-law, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958);
  • 1955: given by Miss Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow.

Exhibitions

It was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.

Last updated: 6th March 2021 by Margaret