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

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Designs for wall decorations: r.: Designs for 2 Lindsey Row; r. and v.: Whistler's House, 2 Lindsey Row

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1876/1878
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46072
Medium: pen and dark brown ink
Support: off-white laid paper, watermark 'JENNER & KNEWSTUBS/ CHARTA PERFECTA', with F. R. Leyland's embossed monogram 'FRL'
Size: 8 7/8 x 7 1/16" (225 x 180 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: r.: 'Leyland's House, Princes Gate', 'Decorations for Lindsay Row House'; v.: 'at Lindsay Row', and 'Lindsay Row' in H. Wright's hand
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Designs for wall decorations: r.: Designs for 2 Lindsey Row; r. and v.: Whistler's House, 2 Lindsey Row

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 Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow.

Exhibitions

There is no record of an exhibition in Whistler's lifetime..

Last updated: 10th December 2020 by Margaret