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

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M.0501
Study for 'Portrait of Miss Leyland'

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1873/1876
Collection: British Museum, London
Accession Number: 1958-2-8-6
Medium: pencil, pen, dark brown ink and wash
Support: cream laid paper, laid down
Size: 3 7/8-4 x 1 15/16" (99-101 x 50 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: none

Study for 'Portrait of Miss Leyland'

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Study for 'Portrait of Miss Leyland', British Museum
Study for 'Portrait of Miss Leyland', British Museum

Possibly a study of Fanny Leyland (1857-1880) , though she was not necessarily posing for it.

Last updated: 15th February 2021 by Margaret