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

 

M.0518
Elinor Leyland

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1873
Collection: Courtauld Institute, London
Accession Number: D.1967.WS.99
Medium: chalk
Support: brown wove paper
Size: 10 15/16 x 7 1/8" (278 x 181 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: v.: 'Elinor Leyland/ (Daughter of F. R. Leyland)/ by J. McNeill Whistler, 1873/ (from the collection of Miss R. Birnie Philip/ the artist's sister-in-law/ & Executive.' in an unknown hand

Elinor Leyland

Provenance

  • 1903: in Whistler's studio at his detah and bequeathed to Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) ;
  • 1956: sold to Colnaghi's, London art dealers;
  • 1956: bought by William Wycliffe Spooner (1882-1967);
  • 1967: bequeathed to his wife, Mrs Mercie Spooner, Ilkley, Yorkshire, in trust for he Courtauld Galleries.

Exhibitions

  • 1874: possibly Mr Whistler's Exhibition, Flemish Gallery, 48 Pall Mall, London, 1874 (cat. no. 7) as 'Head'.

Last updated: 15th February 2021 by Margaret