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

 

M.1501
Lizzie Willis

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1897
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: MS Whistler P338
Medium: pen and black ink
Support: cream laid paper, f.s., mourning edge on first side, partial watermark, the top of a helmet and a sceptre
Size: 7 11/16 x 6" (196 x 152 mm)
Signature: 'General' on letter
Inscription: letter from Whistler to R. Birnie Philip

Lizzie Willis

Lizzie Willis was drawn on a letter from Whistler (the 'General') in London to Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) in Paris, postmarked 16 January 1897. 1 The drawing relates to the New Year celebrations of Whistler's servants..

It was catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1501).

Notes:

1: [16 January 1897], GUW #04698.

Last updated: 6th March 2021 by Margaret