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

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M.1299
Two Pettigrew sisters asleep with a baby

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1890/1895
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46159
Medium: gouache and charcoal
Support: buff japanese tissue paper, laid down on double sided card with stamp of 'E. MARY & FILS / 26, RUE CHAPTAL, PARIS', on verso
Size: 7 1/16 x 10 9/16" (180 x 268 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: v.: 'Girls & baby on couch (Pettigrew girls)' in an unknown hand

Two Pettigrew sisters asleep with a baby

Sitter

Two Pettigrew sisters asleep with a baby, The Hunterian
Two Pettigrew sisters asleep with a baby, The Hunterian

Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) described the sitters as 'Girls and baby on couch (?Pettigrew children)' (list for Probate, Hunterian). They are probably Rose Amy Pettigrew (b. 1872) with Bessie Pettigrew (b. 1869) or Lilian Pettigrew (b. 1870) , and their niece.

Last updated: 7th December 2020 by Margaret