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

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M.0704
'The Owl' very ill in bed

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1878
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: MS Whistler LB11/24
Medium: pen and black ink
Support: cream laid paper
Size: 4 5/16 x 7" (110 x 178 mm)
Signature: r: butterfly, on letter
Inscription: 'So sorry! - Do hope it will be all right tomorrow - ...' [letter]

'The Owl' very ill in bed

Technique

'The Owl' very ill in bed, Glasgow University Library
'The Owl' very ill in bed, Glasgow University Library

The drawing is part of the letter, drawn with the same pen and ink as the letter.

Last updated: 10th March 2021 by Margaret