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

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r.: The Blacksmith's, Howth; v.: Horse in a stable

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1900
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46289
Medium: watercolour
Support: cream Japanese tissue, laid down on card
Size: 147 x 250 mm (5 1/4 x 9 13/16")
Signature: none
Inscription: v.: 'at Lyme Regis / by Whistler', in an unknown hand
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r.: The Blacksmith's, Howth; v.: Horse in a stable

Provenance

  • 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death, and bequeathed to his ward and executrix, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) ;
  • 1958: bequeathed by Miss R. Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow.Corcoran Museum of Art

Exhibitions

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

Last updated: 9th December 2020 by Margaret