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

 

M.0670
r.: A man serenading a woman in a balcony; v.: Lovers embracing

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1878/1880
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46075
Medium: pen and dark brown ink
Support: off-white laid paper
Size: 7 1/16 x 4 7/16" (179 x 113 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: none

r.: A man serenading a woman in a balcony; v.: Lovers embracing

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r.: A man serenading a woman in a balcony, The Hunterian
r.: A man serenading a woman in a balcony, The Hunterian
v.: Lovers embracing, The Hunterian
v.: Lovers embracing, The Hunterian

It is more likely that these were drawn at a masquerade or burlesque, possibly at the Gaiety Theatre, London, rather than in Venice.

Last updated: 7th December 2020 by Margaret