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

 

Mrs Leyland

Technique


                    Mrs Leyland, private collection
Mrs Leyland, private collection

The figure is outlined with broken, often angular lines. The dress was shaded with cross-hatched lines, contrasting with the chair and shadows with large areas of vertical regular shading.

Conservation History

The paper is slightly foxed.

Last updated: 15th February 2021 by Margaret