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

 

M.1121
A Lion for the SBA

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1886
Collection: Whereabouts Unknown
Accession Number:
Medium: pen and ink
Support: unknown
Size: unknown
Signature: unknown
Inscription: unknown

A Lion for the SBA

A Lion for the SBA dates from 1886. It was reproduced on a catalogue cover for the Society of British Artists in that year and it was also used on a card for the SBA 'Smoking Conversazione' on 11 December 1886. 1

A Lion for the SBA, catalogue cover, 1886
A Lion for the SBA, catalogue cover, 1886

It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1121).

Notes:

1: Rosenwald collection, letter No. 28, Rare Books Division, Library of Congress.

Last updated: 17th February 2021 by Margaret