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

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A man with a beard

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1845/1847
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: Special Collections, Whistler 165
Medium: pen and brown ink
Support: off-white laid paper, in book, 'Recueil des Principaux Homographes et Homonymes Francais', by 'J.B.' (2nd edition, St Petersburg, 1840)
Size: boards 8 1/2 x 10 15/16", paper 8 9/16 x 5 1/2" (boards 222 x 142 mm; paper 217 x 139 mm)
Signature: 'James' (twice)
Inscription: 'Devoer, devoer, devouer'
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A man with a beard

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 Philip to the University of Glasgow.

Exhibitions

It was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.

Last updated: 12th December 2018 by Margaret