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

 

M.0674
The Show on fire

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1878
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: MS Whistler LB12 p.62
Medium: pen and black ink
Support: pale grey laid paper
Size: 4 7/16 x 3 3/8" (113 x 86 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: r.: '...H0W...'; v.: 'I present my compliments -'

The Show on fire

Description

The Show on fire, Glasgow University Library
The Show on fire, Glasgow University Library

A shed on wheels, with flames billowing from it, the letters 'HOW' (for 'HOWELL' or 'SHOW' just visible.

Last updated: 27th February 2021 by Margaret