The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.0718
'F. R. L.' Frill - of Liverpool begins to be uncertain about the White House
Date
'F. R. L.' Frill - of Liverpool begins to be uncertain about the White House dates from May or June 1879, after Whistler was declared insolvent on 8 May 1879, after which his house went up for sale.
'F. R. L.' Frill - of Liverpool begins to be uncertain about the White House,Ashmolean Museum
Caricature of F. R. Leyland, The Hunterian
It is closely related to Caricature of F. R. Leyland m0720, which is so dated.
It is fully catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 718) where it was dated 'c.1879'.
Images
'F. R. L.' Frill - of Liverpool begins to be uncertain about the White House,Ashmolean Museum
'F. R. L. . . . frill!', Ashmolean Museum
Caricature of F. R. Leyland, The Hunterian
Subject
Sitter
'F. R. L.' Frill - of Liverpool begins to be uncertain about the White House,Ashmolean Museum
A caricature of Frederick Richards Leyland (1832-1892).
Technique
Conservation History
'F. R. L.' Frill - of Liverpool begins to be uncertain about the White House,Ashmolean Museum
'F. R. L. . . . frill!', Ashmolean Museum
The paper is identical to that used for 'F. R. L. . . . frill!' m0719. It has been folded. It is laid down.
History
Provenance
- 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to his sister-in-law, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958);
- 1957: sold by her to Colnaghi, London dealers, 27 April 1957 (#22119);
- 1957: given by Messrs P. and D. Colnaghi to the Ashmolean Museum, 12 July 1957.
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. 718) as " 'F. R. L.' Frill - of Liverpool begins to be uncertain about the White House".
Websites
- Ashmolean Museum website at https://collections.ashmolean.org/collection/search as 'Caricature of F.R. Leyland ('Frill of Liverpool')'