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

 

Lady playing the harp

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                    Lady playing the harp, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University
Lady playing the harp, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University

A woman in historical costume, facing left, possibly strumming a harp that is revealed as a pale blue cover is pulled back. A deep red curtain is behind her at left, and an archway at right, and there are grey and white tiles on the floor. The drawing is unfinished: what might be a greyhound is in the lower left corner.

Last updated: 10th March 2021 by Margaret