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

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M.0026
Valentine

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1850
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: Special Collections, MS Whistler P43
Medium: watercolour, pencil, pen and black ink
Support: cream wove paper
Size: 4 1/2 x 7" (113 x 179 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: 'I'm a novice at this, / But a sweet blue eyed Miss, / Cannot fail to inspire / A youth's fond desire, / To contribute his mite / To surprise and delight, / I bow to your Shine / Adopt me your Valentine, / Perpetual good humour!" in Anna McN. Whistler's hand
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Valentine

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Valentine, Glasgw University Library
Valentine, Glasgw University Library

The illustration shows a soldier in uniform (he appears be wearing a hat with a cockade) dancing with a young woman who has long dark hair. Their faces are not defined.

Last updated: 12th December 2018 by Margaret