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

 

M.0421
Portrait of Walter Greaves

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1871/1875
Collection: Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Accession Number: 31.242
Medium: chalk
Support: brown paper
Size: 10 7/8-11 x 6 3/4" (276-280 x 172 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: 'Port.Wistler-i-e' or 'Port Waller-a-es' or 'Jack Wistler' in unknown hand; collector's mark 'B. M.' (B. B. MacGeorge)

Portrait of Walter Greaves

Sitter

Portrait of Walter Greaves, Rhode Island School Of Design
Portrait of Walter Greaves, Rhode Island School Of Design

Probably Walter Greaves (1846-1930) . It was originally thought to represent Whistler. 1

Notes:

1: Oils, Water-colors, Drawings and Prints by James McNeill Whistler, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1934 (cat. no. 42) as 'Self Portrait'.

Last updated: 25th May 2021 by Margaret