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

 

YMSM 029
Portrait of Major G. W. Whistler (2)

Artist: Formerly attributed to James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1857/1858
Collection: Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession Number: F1905.62a-b
Medium: oil
Support: wood
Size: 30.3 x 25.1 cm (12 x 9 7/8")
Signature: none
Inscription: none
Frame: modern

Portrait of Major G. W. Whistler (2)

Portrait of Major G. W. Whistler (2) may date from between 1857 and 1859, but both its authenticity and date are doubtful.

Anon., Portrait of Major G. W. Whistler (2), Freer Gallery of Art
Anon., Portrait of Major G. W. Whistler (2), Freer Gallery of Art

It is quite possible that it is by Chester Harding (1792-1866), in which case it could date from the previous decade.

Last updated: 20th October 2020 by Margaret