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

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M.0184
'Mr B. Christ bids good morning to a lady...'

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1854
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Accession Number: 1970.121.45
Medium: pen and dark brown ink
Support: beige wove paper laid down on card
Size: 4 1/4 x 2 7/8" (107 x 74 mm)
Signature: 'J.W.'
Inscription: 'Mr B. Christ bids good morning to a lady, who, in calling did'nt [sic] think she "incurred any obligation to purchase" '

'Mr B. Christ bids good morning to a lady...'

Conservation History

'Mr B. Christ bids good morning to a lady...' and B. Christ's circular, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art
'Mr B. Christ bids good morning to a lady...' and B. Christ's circular, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art

The printed circular of 'B. Christ, Late of TIFFANY, YOUNG & ELLIS' was stuck into the Winans' album, with Whistler's drawing stuck at the bottom, under the text. The circular advertises an 'extensive and beautiful assortment of Jewelry, Precious Stones, and Watches' for sale at 69 Broadway, New York.

Last updated: 14th March 2021 by Margaret