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

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M.0066
r.: Sir Piercie Shafton sings; v.: A woman with long hair; wheels

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1849/1851
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Accession Number: 1970.121.56
Medium: r: pencil, pen and brown ink; v: pencil
Support: beige paper laid down on card
Size: 5 7/16-5/8 x 6 1/8" (138-143 x 155 mm)
Signature: r: 'JAW.'; v: 'J. Whistler.' in mirror writing
Inscription: r: 'Sir Piercie Shafton sings.'; v: 'Good Fortune' in mirror writing, and '56' in unknown hand

r.: Sir Piercie Shafton sings; v.: A woman with long hair; wheels

r.: Sir Piercie Shafton sings; v.: A woman with long hair; wheels dates from between 1849 and 1851. It shows a scene from The Monastery (1820) by Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832). It was given by Whistler to Thomas de Kay Winans (1820-1878) .

r.: Sir Piercie Shafton sings, Metropolitan Museum of Art
r.: Sir Piercie Shafton sings, Metropolitan Museum of Art

It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 66), where it is dated 'c. 1850'.

Last updated: 13th March 2021 by Margaret