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

 

M.0908
Moreby Hall

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1883/1884
Collection: Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession Number: F1904.80a-b
Medium: pen, brown ink and watercolour
Support: cream paper laid down on card
Size: 7 11/16 x 11 3/16" (195 x 284 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none

Moreby Hall

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Moreby Hall, Freer Gallery of Art
Moreby Hall, Freer Gallery of Art

Moreby Hall, just south of York, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, was built between 1818 and 1831 and was owned by Thomas Henry Preston (1817-1906), JP (formerly a Captain in the 7th Hussars) and his wife Georgiana, the daughter of Major General Sir Guy Campbell.

Last updated: 6th December 2020 by Margaret