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

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M.0493
r.: Design for matting; v.: Design for panelling

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1873/1875
Collection: Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Accession Number: 1943.610
Medium: chalk and pastel
Support: brown wove paper
Size: 11 3/16 x 7 1/4" (284 x 184 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none

r.: Design for matting; v.: Design for panelling

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v.: Design for panelling, Fogg Art Museum
v.: Design for panelling, Fogg Art Museum

The decoration was probably intended for Aubrey House, Kensington, home of William Cleverly Alexander (1840-1916) and family.

Last updated: 15th February 2021 by Margaret