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

 

M.0166
'Then Sir - I am the King of Spain!!!'

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1854
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Accession Number: 1970.121.63
Medium: pen and dark brown ink
Support: orange laid paper laid down on card
Size: 3 13/16 x 2 3/4" (97 x 70 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: 'Then Sir - I am the King of Spain!!!'

'Then Sir - I am the King of Spain!!!'

'Then Sir - I am the King of Spain!!!' dates from about 1854 and was given to Thomas de Kay Winans (1820-1878) .

'Then Sir - I am the King of Spain!!!', Metropolitan Museum of Art
'Then Sir - I am the King of Spain!!!', Metropolitan Museum of Art

It is fully catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 166).

Last updated: 13th March 2021 by Margaret