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

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Maud Franklin

Maud Franklin dates from 1877. 1

E. W. Godwin, Maud Franklin, pencil, sketchbook, Victoria and Albert Museum, E. 244-1963
E. W. Godwin, Maud Franklin, pencil, sketchbook, Victoria and Albert Museum, E. 244-1963

At some time between 8 May and 14 August 1877 the architect Edward William Godwin (1833-1886) made a drawing of Whistler at work on a full-length portrait of Maud Franklin (1857-1939). 2 Nothing further is known of this portrait.

Notes:

1: YMSM 1980 [more] (cat. no. 194).

2: Sketchbook, Victoria & Albert Museum, E.244-1963, p. 13, page size, 5 ¾ x 3 ¼", 146 x 82 mm.

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