The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.0665
r.: Nellie Farren; v.: Demon
Date
r.: Nellie Farren; v.: Demon date from 1878.
r.: Nellie Farren, The Hunterian
v.: Demon, The Hunterian
The drawings are fully catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 665).
Images
r.: Nellie Farren, The Hunterian
v.: Demon, The Hunterian
W. & D. Downey, Connie Gilchrist as The Slave of the Lamp in 'Aladdin', Gaiety Theatre, London, 24 December 1881
Subject
Site
Gaiety Theatre, London.
Sitter
r.: Nellie Farren, The Hunterian
W. & D. Downey, Connie Gilchrist as The Slave of the Lamp in 'Aladdin', Gaiety Theatre, London, 24 December 1881
v.: Demon, The Hunterian
Ellen ('Nellie') Farren (1848-1904), Principal Boy, acrobat and dancer, and – on the verso – another character in Henry James Byron's farce Little Dr Faust at the Gaiety Theatre.
Technique
Technique
r.: Nellie Farren, The Hunterian
v.: Demon, The Hunterian
See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 665).
History
Provenance
- 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to his sister-in-law and executrix, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958);
- 1958: bequeathed by Miss Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow.
Exhibitions
It has not been exhibited.
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 665) as 'r.: Nellie Farren; v.: Demon'.
Websites
- The Hunterian website at http://collections.gla.ac.uk.