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

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Blue and Coral: The Little Blue Bonnet

                Blue and Coral: The Little Blue Bonnet, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Blue and Coral: The Little Blue Bonnet, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

                Blue and Coral: The Little Blue Bonnet, photograph by W. E. Gray, 1898
Blue and Coral: The Little Blue Bonnet, photograph by W. E. Gray, 1898

                Academy, 10 December 1898, p. 417, in Glasgow University Library, Whistler PC 17/36
Academy, 10 December 1898, p. 417, in Glasgow University Library, Whistler PC 17/36

                Arrangement of paintings at the ISSPG, Library of Congress
Arrangement of paintings at the ISSPG, Library of Congress

                Arrangement of paintings at the ISSPG, Library of Congress
Arrangement of paintings at the ISSPG, Library of Congress

                Wall of the First International Exhibition at Knightsbridge, 1898, from Pennell 1921, f.p. 150
Wall of the First International Exhibition at Knightsbridge, 1898, from Pennell 1921, f.p. 150

                The Blue Girl: Portrait of Connie Gilchrist, The Hunterian
The Blue Girl: Portrait of Connie Gilchrist, The Hunterian
Muriel Smith, portrait miniature and obituary, [1923/1924], private collection
Muriel Smith, portrait miniature and obituary, [1923/1924], private collection

REPRODUCTIONS:

Blue and Coral: The Little Blue Bonnet was reproduced in the deluxe edition of the ISSPG catalogue in 1898, and in the Academy, which described it as 'one of the most exquisite.' 1 Whistler drew on the Academy reproduction, indicating possible alterations to the painting. 2

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