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

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Frog

Composition

Frog, Library Of Congress
Frog, Library Of Congress
 Frog, Eden versus Whistler: The Baronet and the Butterfly, p. v, Glasgow University Library
Frog, Eden versus Whistler: The Baronet and the Butterfly, p. v, Glasgow University Library

It was drawn for publication above the Dedication in Whistler 1899 (F)[more], p. v.

Technique

It was drawn in pen and brown ink with corrections in white paint.

Conservation History

The paper darkened to orangey beige, and laid down on off-white card, which has pinholes at the edges for transfer. A proof on a small, irregular (40 x 42/30 mm) scrap of paper was stuck above the drawing to provide a scale for reproduction.

Last updated: 19th March 2021 by Margaret