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

 

Mrs Leyland, standing holding a fan

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This is a study for Symphony in Flesh Colour and Pink: Portrait of Mrs Frances Leyland [YMSM 106], although it is not certain if Frances Leyland (1834-1910) actually posed for it.

Last updated: 8th March 2021 by Margaret