The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.0002
Head of a Russian priest
Date
Head of a Russian priest was mentioned in a letter from Whistler to his father, George Washington Whistler (1800-1849). 1
It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 2).
Images
Head of a Russian priest, Whereabouts unknown
Subject
Description
Whistler drew a number of male heads including priests in his St Petersburg Sketchbook m0007 (pp. 36, 39) but they are rather generalised studies and probably not based on Russian regalia.
Technique
Technique
Unknown.
History
Provenance
- 1842: drawn in the USA and possibly sent to George Washington Whistler (1800-1849) in St Petersburg, Russia.
Exhibitions
It was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 2) as 'Head of a Russian priest'.
Notes:
1: ca 4 July 1842, Glasgow University Library, Special Collections, MS Whistler W651.