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

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Gallows design for the cover of 'A Book of Scoundrels' by Charles Whibley

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                    Cover of 'A Book of Scoundrels' by Charles Whibley, London, 1896
Cover of 'A Book of Scoundrels' by Charles Whibley, London, 1896

A gallows frames the title on the cover of the book by Charles Whibley (1859-1930).

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                    Cover of 'Below the Salt' by C.E. Raimond, London, 1896
Cover of 'Below the Salt' by C.E. Raimond, London, 1896

According to the Pennells, Whistler also designed the covers for two books by Elizabeth Robins (Mrs. George Richmond Parks) (1862-1952). These were Below the Salt (written under the name of C. E. Raimond) and The Open Question: A Tale of Two Temperaments, both published by Heinemann (1896, 1899). The first bore the silver emblem of a full rigged ship, and the second, two shields. 1 On 12 September 1911 Heinemann said he would let Elizabeth Robins Pennell (1855-1936) have the cover designs, but it is not clear if he meant drawings or the actual covers. 2

Since no drawings have survived, and the designs do not look like Whistler's work, these have not been separately catalogued. Whistler may have done no more than make suggestions.

Notes:

1: Pennell 1921C [more] , p .306; Getscher 1986 [more] , p. 80, C.26, C.33.

2: Album in Library of Congress, LC PC 288 #2062.

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