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

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Portrait of Miss Grace Alexander

Portrait of Miss Grace Alexander probably dates from between 1872 and 1874. 1


                Sketch for 'Portrait of Miss Grace Alexander', British Museum
Sketch for 'Portrait of Miss Grace Alexander', British Museum

Whistler was commissioned by William Cleverly Alexander (1840-1916), London, to paint his youngest daughter Grace, and made pen drawings of the proposed composition, Sketch for 'Portrait of Miss Grace Alexander' [M.0507] and Sketch for 'Portrait of Miss Grace Alexander' [M.0506], which – judging from the butterfly signature on the latter – date from 1873 or slightly later. There is no further record of the portrait.

Notes:

1: YMSM 1980 [more] (cat. no. 130).

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