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

 

M.0720
Caricature of F. R. Leyland

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1879
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46079
Medium: pen and dark brown ink/black ink
Support: cream laid paper
Size: 6 7/8 x 4 3/8" (174 x 112 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: 'It occurs to "F. R. L. frill - that he will keep an eye on the assets of the White House.'

Caricature of F. R. Leyland

Technique

Caricature of F. R. Leyland, The Hunterian
Caricature of F. R. Leyland, The Hunterian

It was drawn on the left half of a folded sheet of stationery, the right side being the torn edge. Where the ink is thin, on the coat-tails, it appears dark brown, but the rest is shiny black.

Last updated: 10th March 2021 by Margaret