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

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M.0676
The Owl in the clouds

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1878
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: MS Whistler LB11 p.49
Medium: pen and black ink
Support: cream laid paper
Size: 4 5/16 x 6 15/16" (110 x 176 mm)
Signature: butterfly (on letter)
Inscription: '24. May. 1878' by C. A. Howell

The Owl in the clouds

Conservation History

The Owl in the clouds, Glasgow University Library
The Owl in the clouds, Glasgow University Library

The sheet was stuck by Howell into an album or Letter-book.

Last updated: 7th March 2021 by Margaret