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

 

M.0652
Caricatures of figure and peacocks

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1876
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: MS Whistler L114
Medium: chalk
Support: cream laid paper, watermark 'JENNER & NEWSTUBS./ CARTA PERFECTA', embossed monogram 'FRL' (F. R. Leyland), f.s.
Size: 7 1/16 x 8 15/16" (180 x 227 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: v.: letter from F. R. Leyland to Whistler

Caricatures of figure and peacocks

Provenance

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

Exhibitions

No exhibitions are known or likely.

Last updated: 3rd March 2021 by Margaret