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

 

M.0457.
Panels at South Kensington Museum

Artist: Formerly attributed to James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1872
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: MS Whistler S163
Medium: chalk
Support: cream wove paper, printed heading of 'South Kensington Museum, London, W.', numbered '2813'
Size: 12 13/16 x 15 11/16" (325 x 398 mm)
Signature: letter signed 'Henry Cole'
Inscription: letter from Henry Cole to Whistler

Panels at South Kensington Museum

Technique

Panels at South Kensington Museum, Glasgow University Library
Panels at South Kensington Museum, Glasgow University Library

It is not certain who drew this sketch; it could have been drawn by Henry Cole (1808-1882) or another colleague to indicate the placing of the projected figures.

Last updated: 19th March 2021 by Margaret