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

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M.0577
Sketch for hallway of 49 Princes Gate

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1876
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46069
Medium: pencil
Support: off-white laid paper with partial watermark 'FH/N'
Size: 4 7/16 x 7" (113 x 177 mm)
Signature: butterfly on menu
Inscription: menu dated 'March - 29 -'
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Sketch for hallway of 49 Princes Gate

Sketch for hallway of 49 Princes Gate dates from about 29 March, probably in 1876. The decorations for the staircase were in progress by 24 March 1876. 1

Sketch for hallway of 49 Princes Gate, The Hunterian
Sketch for hallway of 49 Princes Gate, The Hunterian

It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 577); this entry has been revised.

Notes:

1: Pennell 1908 [more], vol. 1, p. 203.

Last updated: 7th December 2020 by Margaret