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

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M.1354
r.: Bats; v.: Bat, cupids, and ships at sea

Artist: Beatrice and James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1892/1893
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: MS Whistler W817
Medium: pen and black ink
Support: off-white laid paper, envelope
Size: 8 11/16 x 6 7/8" (220 x 174 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: 'Bancroft'
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r.: Bats; v.: Bat, cupids, and ships at sea

Provenance

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

Last updated: 21st February 2021 by Margaret