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

 

M.0523
Florence Leyland in a green and orange dress

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1873
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46057
Medium: chalk and pastel
Support: brown wove paper laid down on card
Size: 9 1/16-9 1/8 x 7 3/16" (230-232 x 183 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none

Florence Leyland in a green and orange dress

Composition

Florence Leyland in a green and orange dress, The Hunterian
Florence Leyland in a green and orange dress, The Hunterian
Portrait of Miss Florence Leyland, Portland Museum of Art
Portrait of Miss Florence Leyland, Portland Museum of Art

Possibly an early design for the portrait. The final Portrait of Miss Florence Leyland [YMSM 107], was completed many years later, from another model.

Technique

See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 523).

Last updated: 7th December 2020 by Margaret