Provenance

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

Exhibitions

It was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime, as far as is known, although the 1890s frame suggests that it may have been intended for exhibition.

By the terms of Miss Birnie Philip's will, it cannot be lent to exhibitions outside Glasgow.