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

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M.0674
The Show on fire

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1878
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: MS Whistler LB12 p.62
Medium: pen and black ink
Support: pale grey laid paper
Size: 4 7/16 x 3 3/8" (113 x 86 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: r.: '...H0W...'; v.: 'I present my compliments -'

The Show on fire

Provenance

  • 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to his sister-in-law and executrix, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) ;
  • 1958: bequeathed by Miss Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow.

Exhibitions

It has not been exhibited.

Last updated: 27th February 2021 by Margaret