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

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M.1304
A woman and a baby asleep on a sofa

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1891/1892
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46161
Medium: r.: pen and purple ink; v.: lithographic crayon
Support: thin transparent transfer paper with blind stamp 'IMPRIME PAR / BELFOND & CIE / PARIS', edge-mounted on ivory card
Size: 9 x 11 5/8" (229 x 295 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none
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A woman and a baby asleep on a sofa

Provenance

  • 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to his sister-in-law, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958);
  • 1935: given by Miss Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow.

Exhibitions

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

By the terms of Miss Birnie Philip's Gift, this work cannot be lent to another venue.

Last updated: 10th December 2020 by Margaret