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

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Lizzie Willis

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1897
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: MS Whistler P338
Medium: pen and black ink
Support: cream laid paper, f.s., mourning edge on first side, partial watermark, the top of a helmet and a sceptre
Size: 7 11/16 x 6" (196 x 152 mm)
Signature: 'General' on letter
Inscription: letter from Whistler to R. Birnie Philip
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Lizzie Willis

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