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Composition
Study for 'Portrait of Miss Leyland', British Museum
Although Whistler sketched the figure wearing riding dress, it is not known if the painting got much beyond the planning stage.
Technique
Unknown. T. R. Way described it as painted 'in a very high key'. 1
Conservation History
According to T. R. Way, it was 'more or less destroyed' by Whistler in 1879. 2 If it was among canvases returned by the Ways in 1897, Whistler probably completed the destruction at that time.
Frame
Unknown.
Last updated: 3rd December 2019 by Margaret
