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

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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

Composition

Caricatures of figure and peacocks, Glasgow University Library
Caricatures of figure and peacocks, Glasgow University Library
Fighting Peacocks, Glasgow University Library
Fighting Peacocks, Glasgow University Library
Cartoon of rich and poor Peacocks, The Hunterian
Cartoon of rich and poor Peacocks, The Hunterian

These may be related to the panel of two peacocks on the end wall of Harmony in Blue and Gold: The Peacock Room [YMSM 178]. There are several other sketches including Fighting Peacocks [M.0583]. The full design is Cartoon of rich and poor Peacocks [M.0584].

Technique

Caricatures of figure and peacocks, Glasgow University Library
Caricatures of figure and peacocks, Glasgow University Library

See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 652).

Conservation History

The sheet has been folded in three and is both discoloured and abraded at the folds.

Last updated: 3rd March 2021 by Margaret