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

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M.0339
Butterflies and dragonflies

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1867
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: MS Whistler R138
Medium: pen, grey ink and wash
Support: off-white laid paper
Size: 8 3/16 x 10 3/8" (208 x 265 mm)
Signature: 'J. A. M. Whistler' (in letter)
Inscription: [letter]

Butterflies and dragonflies

Technique

Butterflies and dragonflies, Glasgow University Library
Butterflies and dragonflies, Glasgow University Library

A series of small blot pictures, created by folding the paper.

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