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

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M.0878
Man and woman in period costume

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1883
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: Special Collections, Whistler F87
Medium: pencil
Support: cream laid paper, watermark 'Monkton's / Antique Cream Laid / Kent', embossed heading 'THE FINE ART SOCIETY, / 148, NEW BOND ST. W.', f.s.
Size: 7 7/8 x 9 15/16" (200 x 252 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: r.: letter from M. B. Huish to Whistler

Man and woman in period costume

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Man and woman in period costume, Glasgow University Library
Man and woman in period costume, Glasgow University Library

The figures may represent theatrical costumes, such as those designed by Edward William Godwin (1833-1886) from the plays put on by Janey Sevilla Campbell (Lady Archibald Campbell) (ca 1846-d.1923) and her husband at Coombe.

Last updated: 20th February 2021 by Margaret