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

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M.0839
Sir Henry Cole, and a list of pictures

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1881
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46668
Medium: pencil
Support: paper
Size: 7 3/4 x 7 3/4" (197 x 197 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: see Subject / Description tab below

Sir Henry Cole, and a list of pictures

Technique

Sir Henry Cole, and a list of pictures, The Hunterian
Sir Henry Cole, and a list of pictures, The Hunterian

The memory sketch was drawn in the circumstances described by Way. It was drawn with the sheet leaning on a grained wood or stone which shows through the dark area of the background and the top hat.

Conservation History

The paper, a heavy weight paper, may originally have been cream, but is greatly discoloured.

Last updated: 10th May 2021 by Margaret