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

 

M.1500
Mrs Willis

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1897
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: MS Whistler
Medium: pen and black ink
Support: cream laid paper, mourning edge on first side, partial watermark of crown and 'Royal Family', f.s.
Size: 7 5/8 x 6" (194 x 152 mm)
Signature: 'the general' on letter
Inscription: letter from Whistler to R. Birnie Philip

Mrs Willis

Technique

Mrs Willis, Glasgow University Library
Mrs Willis, Glasgow University Library

The letter and the quick sketch of Mrs Willis are both in the same grey-black ink drawn with a neat, square-cut nib. There are some dots in the drawing and some lines run together.

Conservation History

The paper has been folded and is soiled.

Last updated: 6th March 2021 by Margaret