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

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r.: Jem Bugs; v.: female figure

r.: Jem Bugs dates from 1852 or 1853, and was given by Whistler to Thomas de Kay Winans (1820-1878) .


                r.: Jem Bugs, Metropolitan Museum of Art
r.: Jem Bugs, Metropolitan Museum of Art

On the verso is a female figure, not by Whistler.

It is fully catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 111). The Metropolitan Museum gives the title as 'Jem Bags' but since it depicts a bugler, the name 'Jem Bugs' may be correct.

Last updated: 13th March 2021 by Margaret