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

 

M.1167
Design for a frame

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1887
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: MS Whistler G88
Medium: pencil
Support: cream laid paper, embossed heading 'Beefsteak Club,/ King William Street,/ Strand, W.C.', watermark of armoured head over scroll with 's&n'
Size: 7 1/2 x 7 7/8" (190-194 x 200 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: draft of a letter from Whistler to the Editor of 'The Globe'

Design for a frame

Technique

Design for a frame, Glasgow University Library
Design for a frame, Glasgow University Library

The letter is written on both sides of the sheet, with the sketch overlapping the text.

Last updated: 8th March 2021 by Margaret