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

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M.0543
Portrait of F. R. Leyland and one of his daughters

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1873/1878
Collection: Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession Number: F1905.155
Medium: pen and dark brown ink
Support: cream laid paper with partial watermark 'N...STA/PR...ECTA'
Size: 3 1/8-31/4 x 3 15/16-4" (80-82 x 100-102 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: none

Portrait of F. R. Leyland and one of his daughters

Technique

Portrait of F. R. Leyland and one of his daughters, Freer Gallery of Art
Portrait of F. R. Leyland and one of his daughters, Freer Gallery of Art

A very vigorous, scratchy sketch, possibly on shiny writing paper.

Conservation History

The paper has been browned at the edges by the mat. It has an unevenly cut edge at right and a very rough edge at the top. It has been folded vertically 64 mm from the left.

Last updated: 9th March 2021 by Margaret