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

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M.0457.
Panels at South Kensington Museum

Artist: Formerly attributed to James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1872
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: MS Whistler S163
Medium: chalk
Support: cream wove paper, printed heading of 'South Kensington Museum, London, W.', numbered '2813'
Size: 12 13/16 x 15 11/16" (325 x 398 mm)
Signature: letter signed 'Henry Cole'
Inscription: letter from Henry Cole to Whistler
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Panels at South Kensington Museum

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Panels at South Kensington Museum, Glasgow University Library
Panels at South Kensington Museum, Glasgow University Library

It is not certain who drew this sketch; it could have been drawn by Henry Cole (1808-1882) or another colleague to indicate the placing of the projected figures.

Last updated: 19th March 2021 by Margaret