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

 

Study for 'Portrait of Miss May Alexander'

Study for 'Portrait of Miss May Alexander' is included in a letter to Rachel Agnes Lucas (Mrs W. C. Alexander) (1837-1900), dating from the autumn of 1874. 1


                Study for 'Portrait of Miss May Alexander', British Museum
Study for 'Portrait of Miss May Alexander', British Museum

The drawing is fully catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 498) where it was dated 1873.

Notes:

1: Whistler to R. A. Alexander, [September/October 1874], GUW #07583.

Last updated: 23rd February 2021 by Margaret