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

 

M.1143
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Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1887
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: MS Whistler
Medium: pen and purple and black ink
Support: white wove paper with watermark 'GURNEY/ IVORY LAID' and embossed heading '121 QUEEN'S GATE/ SW', f.s. 152 x 195 (6 x 7 11/16)
Size: 6 x 7 11/16" (152 x 195 mm)
Signature: letter signed 'Wm Henry Hurlbert'
Inscription: 'Home! D', probably by Whistler

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Provenance

  • 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to his sister-in-law Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) ;
  • 1955: given by Miss Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow.

Exhibitions

There is no record of any exhibition.

Last updated: 8th March 2021 by Margaret