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

 

Dorothy Seton

Dorothy Seton dates from 1902. On Monday 20 October 1902, according to Elizabeth Robins Pennell (1855-1936), Whistler had been painting 'Miss Seton', whom she described as:

'a Miss Seton, who was rolling up her reddish hair when I came in. "Most people think she isn’t pretty," Whistler said, "but I find hers a remarkable face. It reminds me of Hogarth's Shrimp Girl in the National Gallery". He had been working, but only a very little. He did not seem able to get back to it again. He showed me a sketch of her head, against a grey-green background, on a tiny panel.' 1

Notes:

1: Pennell 1921C [more] , p. 257; see also Pennell 1908 [more] , vol. 2, p. 291.

Last updated: 3rd January 2021 by Margaret