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

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M.0703
Framed etchings

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1878
Collection: Library of Congress, Washington, DC
Accession Number: Manuscript Division, Pennell-Whistler Collection, PWC 1/15/4
Medium: pen and dark brown ink
Support: off-white laid paper, watermark 'JOYNSON/SUPERFINE', embossed heading of Michelangelo's head and 'ARTS CLUB,/ HANOVER SQUARE./W.' , f.s.
Size: 7 1/8 x 8 7/8" (181 x 225 mm)
Signature: letter signed 'J A McN. Whistler'
Inscription: 'Window mount.' etc, in letter, see under Date

Framed etchings

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Framed etchings, Library of Congress
Framed etchings, Library of Congress

Two frames designed for Whistler's etchings are drawn within the text of the letter.

Last updated: 7th March 2021 by Margaret