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

 

M.0994
Lady Gordon's daughter

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1883/1884
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: MS Whistler G131
Medium: pen and brown ink
Support: cream wove paper, watermark 'ROCK BROTHERS LTD' and 'ROMANE BROS' in a belt encircling a draped, crowned head
Size: 6 1/4 x 4" (159 x 101 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none

Lady Gordon's daughter

Provenance

  • 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) ;
  • 1955: given to the University of Glasgow.

Exhibitions

It was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.

Last updated: 20th February 2021 by Margaret