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

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Sir Henry Cole, and a list of pictures

Technique


                    Sir Henry Cole, and a list of pictures, The Hunterian
Sir Henry Cole, and a list of pictures, The Hunterian

The memory sketch was drawn in the circumstances described by Way. It was drawn with the sheet leaning on a grained wood or stone which shows through the dark area of the background and the top hat.

Conservation History

The paper, a heavy weight paper, may originally have been cream, but is greatly discoloured.

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