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

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Map of the North-East States of America

Provenance

  • 1849/1851: given by Whistler to Anna Bowers (later Mrs Joseph D. Caverly) (1832-1911), Pomfret, CT;
  • Date unknown: given by Mrs Caverly to Annie R. Chilson;
  • 1932: given by Annie R. Chilson to a friend on 28 March 1932.
  • Date unknown: acquired for the Pennell-Whistler Collection, Library of Congress.

There is no record of the acquisition of this drawing in the Library of Congress. It is not certain that it was donated by Elizabeth Robins Pennell (1855-1936), although that is quite possible.

Exhibitions

Not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.

Last updated: 12th December 2018 by Margaret