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

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M.1432
Butterflies hatching out of eggs

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1890
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: MS Whistler D24
Medium: pencil
Support: cream laid paper
Size: 6 1/8-6 1/4 x 2 9/16-2 3/4" (157-160 x 66-70 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: v.: 'select etchings/ [Simpson]/ see. Way. Webb -'

Butterflies hatching out of eggs

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Butterflies hatching out of eggs, Glasgow University Library
Butterflies hatching out of eggs, Glasgow University Library

A series of eggs from which butterflies are emerging.

Last updated: 21st February 2021 by Margaret