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

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'Mad! I am not mad! ...', Sketches in a letter, Library Of Congress
'Mad! I am not mad! ...', Sketches in a letter, Library Of Congress

Several of the sketches illustrating the letter are intended to be caricatures of the artist himself, James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) .

Last updated: 28th February 2021 by Margaret