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

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M.1474
Papillon noir

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1896/1897
Collection: Library of Congress, Washington, DC
Accession Number: E. R. and J. Pennell Collection
Medium: pen and black ink
Support: beige wove paper
Size: 3 9/16" x 2 3/8" (91 x 60 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: r.: 'see back - ½', v.: 'Heinemann/ 3 & 412/ 8.89.806.6' in various hands

Papillon noir

Composition

Papillon noir, Library of Congress
Papillon noir, Library of Congress
The Company of the Butterfly, Glasgow University Library
The Company of the Butterfly, Glasgow University Library

The mourning butterfly was used on the leaflet advertising the Company of the Butterfly in 1897.

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