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

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M.1061
Portrait of a lady

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1885/1888
Collection: Private Collection
Accession Number: none
Medium: pencil
Support: white card
Size: 5 9/16" x 4 1/4" (141 x 108 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: v.: 'Miss Birnie Philip/ by J. McN. Whistler/ from the Collection of C. J. Hanson/ who was Whistler's private secretary', 'J. McN Whistler', 'Miss Birnie Philip' and 'E979/ a/c 139-27' in an unknown hand
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Portrait of a lady

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Portrait of a lady, Private Collection
Portrait of a lady, Private Collection

The inscription suggests that this tiny drawing shows Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) but it is more likely to be her older sister Beatrice Philip (Mrs E. W. Godwin, Mrs J. McN. Whistler) (1857-1896), who was then married to Edward William Godwin (1833-1886).

Last updated: 4th March 2021 by Margaret