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

 

M.1414
Mrs Whibley

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1894/1898
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: MS Whistler G5
Medium: pencil
Support: cream visiting card, printed heading 'Etienne Olivier/ 24, rue Vignon'
Size: 3 3/4 x 2 1/4" (96 x 57 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: r.: visiting card of Etienne Olivier

Mrs Whibley

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.

Exhibitions

It was not exhibited in Whistler's time.

Last updated: 5th March 2021 by Margaret