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

 

M.0492
r.: Colour schemes for the decoration of Aubrey House; v.: Head and shoulders of a nude

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1873/1874
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46053
Medium: r.: charcoal and gouache; v.: charcoal
Support: brown wove paper
Size: 5 7/8 x 9 5/8" (149 x 245 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: none

r.: Colour schemes for the decoration of Aubrey House; v.: Head and shoulders of a nude

r.: Colour schemes for the decoration of Aubrey House; v.: Head and shoulders of a nude date from 1873/1874. William Cleverly Alexander (1840-1916) bought Aubrey House in 1873.

r.: Colour schemes for the decoration of Aubrey House, The Hunterian
r.: Colour schemes for the decoration of Aubrey House, The Hunterian
v.: Head and shoulders of a nude, The Hunterian
v.: Head and shoulders of a nude, The Hunterian

The drawings are fully catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 492).

Last updated: 10th December 2020 by Margaret