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

 

M.0021
'Ma Nièce'

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1848
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46005
Medium: pencil
Support: off-white wove paper
Size: 2 3/4 x 1 3/4" (69 x 45 mm)
Signature: '(Uncle Jim fecit) / 1848' on verso
Inscription: 'Ma Nièce! . ----------' and see above

'Ma Nièce'

'Ma Nièce' dates from shortly after the birth of Annie Harriet Haden (1848-1937) on 13 December 1848. 1

'Ma Nièce', The Hunterian
'Ma Nièce', The Hunterian

At Christmas, Whistler's mother Anna Matilda Whistler (1804-1881) requested 'a sketch of Sisters baby sleeping, at the top of your next letter dear Uncle Jemie.' 2

Notes:

1: It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 21); the record has been revised.

2: [25 and] 26 December [1848], GUW #06380.

Last updated: 6th December 2020 by Margaret