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

 

M.0499
Study for 'Portrait of Miss May Alexander'

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1874
Collection: British Museum, London
Accession Number: 1958-2-8-3
Medium: pencil and grey wash
Support: cream paper, laid down
Size: 5 x 2 9/16" (127 x 65-68 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none

Study for 'Portrait of Miss May Alexander'

Study for 'Portrait of Miss May Alexander' dates from 1873/1874, and was given to the sitter, her mother, or her father, William Cleverly Alexander (1840-1916) .

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. 499).

Last updated: 23rd February 2021 by Margaret