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

Technique

Mrs Willis bringing in the tea, Glasgow University Library
Mrs Willis bringing in the tea, Glasgow University Library

The nib appears to have been square cut, but flowing so freely that some strokes are well rounded and some have blotted.

Conservation History

The drawing is on the last, fourth, side of the sheet, which was folded again to go in the envelope.

Last updated: 6th March 2021 by Margaret