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

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M.1519
r.: Whistler ill in bed at Garlant's Hotel; v.: 'Outside Garlant's window this morning!' and 'Inside…'

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1897
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: MS Whistler P362
Medium: pen and black ink
Support: cream laid paper, watermark 'ORIGINAL/ MILTON MILL/ NOTE', embossed black printed heading 'GARLANT'S HOTEL,/ SUFFOLK STREET,/ PALL MALL.' and 'TELEGRAMS,/ DELICIOUS,/ LONDON', f.s.
Size: 10 1/16 x 8 1/16" (256 x 205 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: 'outside Garlants window this morning.' and 'Inside Garlant's window this Morning!'

r.: Whistler ill in bed at Garlant's Hotel; v.: 'Outside Garlant's window this morning!' and 'Inside…'

Provenance

  • 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death in 1903 and bequeathed to his sister-in-law, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) ;
  • 1955: given by Miss Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow.

Exhibitions

It was not, as far as is known, exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.

Last updated: 6th March 2021 by Margaret