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

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Composition


                    Eagle, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute
Eagle, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute

                    v: Eagle, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute
v: Eagle, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute

Whistler may have drawn the eagle before etching a similar subject, Black Eagle [439], possibly in the menagerie that arrived in London in April 1887 for Buffalo Bill's 'Wild West Show' at the 'American Exhibition', held during Queen Victoria's Jubilee. The exhibition opened on 9 May and closed on 31 October.

Technique

The paper is discoloured and stained. The drawing was torn in half by the artist and crudely repaired, possibly by Thomas Robert Way (1861-1913).

Last updated: 10th March 2021 by Margaret