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

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M.1502
Mrs Willis bringing in the tea

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1897
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: MS Whistler P339
Medium: pen and black ink
Support: white laid paper, yellow embossed monogram 'WH' (William Heinemann) and '4, WHITEHALL COURT/ S.W.', f.s.
Size: 7 7/8 x 6" (199 x 153 mm)
Signature: 'the General' on letter
Inscription: letter from Whistler to R. Birnie Philip

Mrs Willis bringing in the tea

Provenance

  • 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death in 1903 and bequeathed to his sister-in-law, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) ;
  • 1955: given by Miss Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow.

Exhibitions

It was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.

Last updated: 6th March 2021 by Margaret