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

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M.1362
Head of a woman

Artist: Beatrice or James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1893
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: MS Whistler P670
Medium: pencil
Support: cream laid paper, printed heading 'The Grafton Galls Ltd, 8, Grafton St', watermark 'MARSTON MILL/ Frank Smythson/ 38 New Bond Street.W./ London', f.s.
Size: 7 15/16 x 9 15/16" (202 x 253 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: r.: letter from F. G. Prange to Whistler

Head of a woman

Technique

Head of a woman, Glasgow University Library
Head of a woman, Glasgow University Library

This could be by James or Beatrice Philip (Mrs E. W. Godwin, Mrs J. McN. Whistler) (1857-1896).

Conservation History

The sketch is on the fourth side (back) and is not related to the letter. It is only 50 mm high, a rubbed, smudgy sketch of a woman's head. The paper has a slight grain. It was folded into quarters for postage.

Last updated: 6th March 2021 by Margaret