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

 

M.1136
Design for a lion for the RBA

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1887
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: MS Whistler R188
Medium: pen and black ink, pencil and wash
Support: cream laid paper
Size: 4 5/16 x 5 7/8" (110-152 x 150 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: 'R.B.A.'

Design for a lion for the RBA

Description

Design for a lion for the RBA, Glasgow University Library
Design for a lion for the RBA, Glasgow University Library

A lion 'passant', crowned, in a dark coloured rectangle, surrounded by a chequered rectangular frame.

Last updated: 21st February 2021 by Margaret