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

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M.0662
r.: Figure studies; v.: Elevations of White House, Tite Street

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1878
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: MS Whistler V54
Medium: pencil
Support: off-white laid paper, watermark 'JOYNSON FINE', f.s.
Size: 8 7/8 x 7 1/16" (226 x 179 mm)
Signature: letter signed 'J A McN. Whistler'
Inscription: letter draft

r.: Figure studies; v.: Elevations of White House, Tite Street

r.: Figure studies; v.: Elevations of White House, Tite Street were drawn on pp. 3-4 of the draft of a letter, probably dating from 4 January 1878, from Whistler to B. Verity & Sons regarding Harmony in Blue and Gold: The Peacock Room [YMSM 178]. 1

r.: Figure studies, Glasgow University Library
r.: Figure studies, Glasgow University Library
v.: Elevations of White House, Tite Street, Glasgow University Library
v.: Elevations of White House, Tite Street, Glasgow University Library

They are fully catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 662).

Notes:

1: [4 January 1878], GUW #05965.

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