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

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An artist sketching

Composition


                    An artist sketching, Freer Gallery of Art
An artist sketching, Freer Gallery of Art

                    An Artist Sketching, British Museum 1916-12-16-1
An Artist Sketching, British Museum 1916-12-16-1

This sketch is the basis for the etching An Artist Sketching [23], which was Whistler's first design for a title page for the 'French Set', Douze Eaux-Fortes d'après Nature (Twelve Etchings from Nature).

Conservation History

The sheet was probably taken from a sketchbook. Over fifty drawings, many in sketchbooks, most of which dated from 1857-1858, were apparently given to Whistler's half-sister Deborah and/or her husband, Francis Seymour Haden, and were later removed from the sketchbooks.

Last updated: 14th December 2019 by Margaret