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

 

M.0577
Sketch for hallway of 49 Princes Gate

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1876
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46069
Medium: pencil
Support: off-white laid paper with partial watermark 'FH/N'
Size: 4 7/16 x 7" (113 x 177 mm)
Signature: butterfly on menu
Inscription: menu dated 'March - 29 -'

Sketch for hallway of 49 Princes Gate

Provenance

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

Exhibitions

It was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.

Last updated: 7th December 2020 by Margaret