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

 

M.0276
Profile sketch of an old woman, standing

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1858
Collection: Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession Number: F1898.194
Medium: pencil
Support: off-white wove paper
Size: 4 15/16" x 2 1/2-2 5/8" (125 x 64-66 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: 'SH', possibly by F. S. Haden

Profile sketch of an old woman, standing

Profile sketch of an old woman, standing dates from between August and October 1858.

Profile sketch of an old woman, standing, Freer Gallery of Art
Profile sketch of an old woman, standing, Freer Gallery of Art

The drawing is fully catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 276).

Last updated: 14th December 2019 by Margaret