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

 

M.0298
Passport

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1855-1863
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: MS Whistler NB10
Medium: pencil and crayon
Support: off-white wove paper in a leather-bound notebook manufactured by Carter and Bromley, London
Size: notebook (116 x 84 mm closed), containing a folded linen-backed sheet (165 x 170 mm overall, irregular) for passport details and consular stamps, and a paper notebook (46 sides, 165 x 170 mm open)
Signature: none
Inscription: various

Passport
Giant pine tree, GUL NB10, p. 8
Giant pine tree, GUL NB10, p. 8
Woman wearing a tiara, GUL NB10, p. 12
Woman wearing a tiara, GUL NB10, p. 12
Mountainous coastline, GUL NB10, p. 14
Mountainous coastline, GUL NB10, p. 14
Bay with cliffs, GUL NB10, p. 15
Bay with cliffs, GUL NB10, p. 15
Caves in a headland, GUL NB10, p. 16
Caves in a headland, GUL NB10, p. 16
Woman playing the piano, GUL NB10, p. 17
Woman playing the piano, GUL NB10, p. 17
Suspension bridge, GUL NB10, p. 25
Suspension bridge, GUL NB10, p. 25
Westminster, GUL NB10, p. 28
Westminster, GUL NB10, p. 28
Boats sailing towards a suspension bridge, GUL NB10, p. 29
Boats sailing towards a suspension bridge, GUL NB10, p. 29
Figures in the bow of a boat on a river, GUL NB10, p. 40
Figures in the bow of a boat on a river, GUL NB10, p. 40
Two heads, GUL NB10, p. 42
Two heads, GUL NB10, p. 42
Wapping, GUL NB10, p. 43
Wapping, GUL NB10, p. 43
Two barges, GUL NB10, p. 45
Two barges, GUL NB10, p. 45
Lady with page and courtier, in Tudor dress, GUL NB10, p. 46
Lady with page and courtier, in Tudor dress, GUL NB10, p. 46
Plans of an interior, and a curtain, GUL NB10, inside back cover
Plans of an interior, and a curtain, GUL NB10, inside back cover
GUL NB10, passport
GUL NB10, passport
Wapping, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Wapping, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Last updated: 8th March 2021 by Margaret