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

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M.1636
Ronald Philip sitting in an armchair

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1900/1901
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46300
Medium: pencil
Support: cream wove paper, tipped down on card
Size: 70 x 56 mm (2 15/16 x 2 3/16")
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: v.: 'Ronald Murray Philip' in an unknown hand

Ronald Philip sitting in an armchair

Provenance

  • 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death, and bequeathed to his ward and executrix, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) ;
  • 1935: given by Miss R. 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