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

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M.1468
A girl in a red cap

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1896
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46252
Medium: charcoal and pastel
Support: brown wove paper laid down on card with stamp of W. Holland
Size: 10 13/16 x 7 1/16" (274 x 180 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none
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A girl in a red cap

Provenance

  • 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to his sister-in-law and executrix, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958);
  • 1935: given by Miss Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow.

Exhibitions

It was not, as far as is known, exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.

By the terms of Miss Birnie Philip's gift, the painting cannot be lent to another venue.

Last updated: 9th December 2020 by Margaret