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

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M.1450
Sketches of 'The Forge: Passage du Dragon' and 'The Smith: Passage du Dragon'

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1895
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: MS Whistler LB 3/44
Medium: pen and black ink
Support: cream card
Size: 3 11/16 x 4 1/2" (89 x 114 mm)
Signature: butterfly on letter
Inscription: letter from Whistler to Marcus B. Huish

Sketches of 'The Forge: Passage du Dragon' and 'The Smith: Passage du Dragon'

Provenance

  • 1895: sent to Marcus Bourne Huish (1843-1904) , of the Fine Art Society, London.
  • 1921: sold by James Tregaskis (1850-1926) , London book and art dealer (December 1921, cat. no. 413 iii).
  • Date unknown: acquired by Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) , London;
  • 1955: given by Miss Philip to the University of Glasgow.

Exhibitions

It was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.

Last updated: 6th March 2021 by Margaret