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

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M.1503
Mrs Willis bringing in the coals

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1897
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: MS Whistler
Medium: pen and black ink
Support: white laid paper, embossed monogram 'WH' (William Heinemann) and '4, WHITEHALL COURT/ S.W.', f.s.
Size: 7 11/16 x 6" (196 x 152 mm)
Signature: 'The General' on letter
Inscription: letter from Whistler to R. Birnie Philip
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Mrs Willis bringing in the coals

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Mrs Willis bringing in the coals, Glasgow University Library
Mrs Willis bringing in the coals, Glasgow University Library

Mrs Willis (fl. 1890/1900), the drunken housekeeper at 8 Fitzroy Street. The relevant text reads:

'The native Willis this morning // "Wen [sic] I go - you - hic! you will have to bring 'em up - hic! yourself!!' 1

Notes:

1: [22 January 1897], GUW #04700.

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