The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.0541
Portrait of Vincent Somers Galsworthy
Date
Portrait of Vincent Somers Galsworthy dates from 1873/1877.
Portrait of Vincent Somers Galsworthy, private collection
The drawing is fully catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 541).
Images
Portrait of Vincent Somers Galsworthy, private collection
Subject
Sitter
Portrait of Vincent Somers Galsworthy, private collection
Vincent Somers Galsworthy (1868-1940), son of Isabel Marion Galsworthy (1841-1903) and passed to her husband, Frederick Thomas Galsworthy (1827-1917).
Technique
Technique
History
Provenance
- 1870s: given to the sitter's mother, Isabel Marion Galsworthy (1841-1903) and passed to her husband, Frederick Thomas Galsworthy (1827-1917);
- 1917: passed by family descent to their grandson, Peter Ker Pinching (1889-1948), who took the name Galsworthy, becoming Captain Peter Galsworthy of the Royal Fusiliers, Draycott Place, Chelsea;
- 1948: bequeathed to his cousin, Diana C. J. Reid (Mrs Roderick C. G. Macleod).
Exhibitions
It was not, as far as is known, 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. 541) as 'Portrait of Vincent Somers Galsworthy'.
Newspapers 1906-Present
- Evening Standard, London, 11 November 1948.