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

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M.0111
r.: Jem Bugs; v.: female figure

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1852/1853
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Accession Number: 1970.121.19
Medium: r: pencil; v: crayon
Support: beige paper, with printed 'L' (cut off), laid down on card
Size: 3 1/4-3 13/16 x 2 1/16-2 1/4" (95-97 x 53-57 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: 'Jem Bugs.' or 'Jem Bags.'

r.: Jem Bugs; v.: female figure

r.: Jem Bugs dates from 1852 or 1853, and was given by Whistler to Thomas de Kay Winans (1820-1878) .

r.: Jem Bugs, Metropolitan Museum of Art
r.: Jem Bugs, Metropolitan Museum of Art

On the verso is a female figure, not by Whistler.

It is fully catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 111). The Metropolitan Museum gives the title as 'Jem Bags' but since it depicts a bugler, the name 'Jem Bugs' may be correct.

Last updated: 13th March 2021 by Margaret