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

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The assassination of the Duke of Buckingham

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1853
Collection: Thomas Colville Fine Art
Accession Number: none
Medium: pencil, watercolour
Support: paper
Size: 8 3/4 x 5 3/4" (mm)
Signature: r.: 'J Whistler -'
Inscription: r.: 'Club Sketch', by Whistler; v.: on labels, in an unknown hand, 'Whistler/ Sketch Club/ West Point/ painted by Whistler during/ his year at West Point/ Academy' and, '& given to his friend/ & classmate/ Alex. S. Webb -' the latter written on an Arthur H. Hahlo & Co. label.

The assassination of the Duke of Buckingham

The murder of a soldier is dated 1853.

The assassination of the Duke of Buckingham, Thomas Colbille Fine Art
The assassination of the Duke of Buckingham, Thomas Colbille Fine Art

It was done when Whistler was a cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point. See Scenes from cadet life and Hugo or Dumas [M.0168].

Last updated: 6th February 2019 by Margaret