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

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M.1133
Crowned lion

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1887
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: MS Whistler R185
Medium: pen and black ink
Support: beige tissue
Size: 3 1/2 x 2 3/4-2 7/8" (87 x 69/72 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: none
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Crowned lion

Provenance

  • 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to his sister-in-law, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958);
  • 1955: given by Miss Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow.

Exhibitions

It was not, as far as is known, exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.

Last updated: 21st February 2021 by Margaret