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

 

M.0324
In the Studio

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1865
Collection: Detroit Institute of Arts
Accession Number: 51.223
Medium: watercolour, gouache and chalk
Support: tan wove paper laid down on board
Size: 11 5/16 x 7 1/4" (288 x 185 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: v: 'J. M. Whistler' in an unknown hand; on verso of card, 'S9593 | 327 Whistler / Green gold' in an unknown hand

In the Studio

Site

Whistler in his Studio, Art Institute of Chicago
Whistler in his Studio, Art Institute of Chicago

The interior looks like Whistler's house in Lindsey Row, Chelsea, as seen in The Artist in his Studio (Whistler in his Studio) [YMSM 063].

Sitter

In the Studio, Detroit Institute Of Arts
In the Studio, Detroit Institute Of Arts

Possibly Joanna Hiffernan (b. ca 1843-d.1886) and Emelie 'Millie' Eyre Jones (1850-1920) .

Last updated: 25th February 2021 by Margaret