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

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M.1498
Head and shoulders of a child wearing a pinafore

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1897
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46262
Medium: charcoal
Support: brown wove paper laid down on card
Size: 10 15/16 x 7 1/8" (278 x 181 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: none

Head and shoulders of a child wearing a pinafore

Provenance

  • 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to his sister-in-law and executrix, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) ;
  • 1935: given by Miss Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow.

Exhibitions

It was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.

By the terms of Miss Birnie Philip's Gift, this work cannot be lent to another venue.

Last updated: 9th December 2020 by Margaret