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

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M.0719
'F. R. L. . . . frill!'

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1878/1879
Collection: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
Accession Number: WA1957.25.2
Medium: pen and dark brown ink
Support: off-white laid paper
Size: 6 7/8 x 4 3/8" (175 x 112 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: 'F. R. L.....frill!.'

'F. R. L. . . . frill!'

Provenance

  • 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to his sister-in-law, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) ;
  • 1957: sold by her to Colnaghi, London dealers, 27 April 1957 (#22119);
  • 1957: given to the Ashmolean Museum, 12 July 1957.

Exhibitions

It was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.

Last updated: 14th February 2021 by Margaret