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

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M.0179
Sketches in a letter

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1854
Collection: Library of Congress, Washington, DC
Accession Number: 2005684476
Medium: pen and brown ink
Support: buff lined wove paper
Size: 12 11/16 x 15 15/16" (322 x 404 mm)
Signature: 'J.Whistler'
Inscription: letter starting 'Do not be alarmed my dear boy -'

Sketches in a letter

Provenance

  • 1854: sent to Paul Babcock Leeds (1835-1887) , Stonington, CT.
  • Date unknown: acquired for the Pennell Collection, Library of Congress.

Exhibitions

It was not exhibited in Whistletr's lifetime.

Last updated: 28th February 2021 by Margaret