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

 

M.1537
r.: Designs for monogram for ISSPG ; v.: Tracing of monogram for ISSPG

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1898/1899
Collection: Library of Congress, Washington, DC
Accession Number: 2006685411
Medium: pencil, pen and black ink
Support: cream laid paper, partial watermark '898'
Size: 4 7/16 x 3 7/16" (112 x 88 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: r.: 'Take your choice/ I mark what perhaps I/ prefer *' by Whistler, and inscribed, probably by Pennell 'this'; v.: inscribed, as signed, 'return to J Pennell', and '… to have the pleasure / of studying with you/ Very sincerely yours/ E. R. Pennell'

r.: Designs for monogram for ISSPG ; v.: Tracing of monogram for ISSPG

Description

r.: Designs for monogram for ISSPG, Library Of Congress
r.: Designs for monogram for ISSPG, Library Of Congress

Eight designs for the monogram 'ISSPG' contained in an ellipse, for the International Society fo Sculptors, Paiknters and Gravers.

Last updated: 7th March 2021 by Margaret