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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
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Provenance
1874
: sent to
Rachel Agnes Lucas (Mrs W. C. Alexander)
(1837-1900) or
William Cleverly Alexander
(1840-1916) , London;
1916
: passed to their daughters
Rachel Alexander
(1875-1964) and
Jean Ingelow Alexander
(1877-1972) ;
1958
: given by them to the British Museum.
Exhibitions
It was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.
Last updated: 23rd February 2021 by Margaret