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

 

M.0515
Elinor Leyland seated with a dog

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1873/1876
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46056
Medium: chalk and pastel
Support: brown wove paper laid down on card
Size: 11 1/8 x 7 1/8" (282 x 181 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none

Elinor Leyland seated with a dog

Provenance

  • 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to his sister-in-law and executrix, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) ;
  • 1935: given by Miss Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow.

Exhibitions

There is no record of an exhibition in Whistler's lifetime.

Due to the conditions of Miss Birnie Philip's gift to the University of Glasgow, the drawing can not be exhibited elsewhere.

Last updated: 15th February 2021 by Margaret