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M.0591
Designs for plates

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1876
Collection: British Museum, London
Accession Number: 1958-2-8-16
Medium: pencil
Support: off-white laid paper, one design cut out and replaced with another; laid down on paper
Size: 3 13/16 x 9 1/16-9 1/8" (97 x 230/2 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: none

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Provenance

ca 1876: acquired by William Cleverly Alexander (1840-1916) ;
1916: passed by family descent to Rachel Alexander (1875-1964) and Jean Ingelow Alexander (1877-1972) ;
1958: given to the British Museum.

Exhibitions

It was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.

Last updated: 23rd February 2021 by Margaret

M.0591Designs for plates

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M.0591
Designs for plates