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

 

M.0299
Wapping

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1861
Collection: Library of Congress, Washington, DC
Accession Number: E. R. & J. Pennell Collection, PWC 1/33/2
Medium: pen
Support: off-white wove lined paper, watermark 'J WHATMAN 1860'
Size: 5 1/16 x 6 5/16" (200 x 248 mm)
Signature: 'Jemmie' in letter
Inscription: letter, including 'je voudrais t'avoir ici devant un tableau sur lequel je compte bigrement et qui doit devenir un chef d'oeuvre - voici à peu pres ce que c'est.'

Wapping

Sitter

Wapping, Library of Congress
Wapping, Library of Congress

The woman, though barely recogniseable, is Joanna Hiffernan (b. ca 1843-d.1886) .

Last updated: 6th December 2020 by Margaret