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

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M.1535
Designs for a monogram 'SM'

Artist: Beatrice Whistler or James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1890/1898
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46273
Medium: pencil
Support: grey-green wove paper
Size: 10 5/8 x 8 5/8" (270 x 219 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: 'Unvarnished', possibly in Whistler's hand, and 'Clean // To be cleaned' in an unknown hand

Designs for a monogram 'SM'

Designs for a monogram 'SM' probably dates from the 1890s, and may have been drawn by James McN. Whistler or Beatrice Philip (Mrs E. W. Godwin, Mrs J. McN. Whistler) (1857-1896).

Designs for a monogram 'SM', The Hunterian
Designs for a monogram 'SM', The Hunterian

The designs were drawn on a sheet of paper folded around a copperplate, which was about 180 x 130 mm. Several etchings dating from between 1891 and 1894 are close in size, such as Cameo, No. 1 (Mother and Child) [459] and Bébés, Jardin du Luxembourg [463]. However, the drawing could date from later.

It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1535) under the title 'Designs for a monogram 'SJM' and dated 'c. 1898'. The record has been amended.

Last updated: 28th May 2021 by Margaret