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

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r.: Draped figures on a bridge; v.: Figures on a balcony

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1864/1868
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46010
Medium: pen and brown ink
Support: off-white laid paper
Size: 4 3/8 x 7" (111 x 179 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: none
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r.: Draped figures on a bridge; v.: Figures on a balcony

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r.: Draped figures on a bridge, The Hunterian
r.: Draped figures on a bridge, The Hunterian
v.: Figures on a balcony, The Hunterian
v.: Figures on a balcony, The Hunterian

Recto: five standing draped female figures leaning on a curving railing; the figure at far left holds a long undulating stick as if fishing. Verso: a women on the ground at left, looking to right over railings towards a sailing ship at sea, and a partial standing figure further to right.

Last updated: 20th February 2021 by Margaret