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

 

M.1600
Five paintings at the Galerie Georges Petit

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1899
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: MS Whistler P402
Medium: pencil
Support: cream wove paper, printed heading of ‘HOTEL, CHATHAM’, coat of arms and motto (‘BENIGNO NUMINE’), watermark of a crown over ‘VICTORIA / NOTE PAPER’
Size: 272 x 216 mm (10 11/16 x 8 1/2")
Signature: letter signed ‘the General’

Five paintings at the Galerie Georges Petit

Conservation History

Five paintings at the Galerie Georges Petit, Glasgow University Library
Five paintings at the Galerie Georges Petit, Glasgow University Library

The sheet was written on all sides, starting with Whistler's drawing. It was folded once more for postage and is somewhat grubby.

Last updated: 7th March 2021 by Margaret