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

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M.1483
Caricature of G. F. Watts

Artist: Formerly attributed to James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1896
Collection: Private Collection
Accession Number: none
Medium: pencil
Support: beige laid paper
Size: 8 13/16 x 6 11/16" (224 x 170 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: 'This sketch is the subject of Watts famous picture// Minotaur painted by G. F. Watts, after reading about White Slave Traffic in London// 83-/ By J. M. WHISTLER (Minotaur by Watts)' written in various hands

Caricature of G. F. Watts

Caricature of G. F. Watts probably dates from December 1896 when The Minotaur by George Frederick Watts (1817-1904) was exhibited at the New Gallery. The technique is not consistent with Whistler's work.

Caricature of G. F. Watts, Private Collection
Caricature of G. F. Watts, Private Collection

It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1483).

Last updated: 5th March 2021 by Margaret