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

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M.0662
r.: Figure studies; v.: Elevations of White House, Tite Street

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1878
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: MS Whistler V54
Medium: pencil
Support: off-white laid paper, watermark 'JOYNSON FINE', f.s.
Size: 8 7/8 x 7 1/16" (226 x 179 mm)
Signature: letter signed 'J A McN. Whistler'
Inscription: letter draft

r.: Figure studies; v.: Elevations of White House, Tite Street

Provenance

  • 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to his sister-in-law and executrix, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) ;
  • 1955: given by Miss Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow.

Exhibitions

It has not been exhibited.

Last updated: 7th March 2021 by Margaret