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

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M.1505
Portrait of George Vanderbilt

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1897/1902
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46264
Medium: pencil
Support: beige wove paper
Size: 5 7/8 x 3 3/8" (150 x 86 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: none

Portrait of George Vanderbilt

Provenance

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

Exhibitions

It was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.

Last updated: 9th December 2020 by Margaret