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

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Study in Grey for the Portrait of F. R. Leyland

Titles

The suggested title is as follows:

  • 'Study in Grey for the Portrait of F. R. Leyland' (1980, YMSM). 1

Description


                    Study in Grey for the Portrait of F. R. Leyland, Colby College Museum of Art
Study in Grey for the Portrait of F. R. Leyland, Colby College Museum of Art

A small full-length portrait of a bearded man dressed in a black suit, in vertical format. He leans on a slender cane with his left hand. His right hand is raised to his neck as if adjusting a cravat. His body is turned very slightly to his right, the head slightly tilted, facing the viewer. Two lines suggest a low dado on the wall behind and to left, but only one line (the upper one) is continued to right of the figure.

Sitter

Frederick Richards Leyland (1832-1892) , Liverpool ship-owner, merchant and collector, was Whistler's major patron during the early 1870s.

Notes:

1: YMSM 1980 [more] (cat. no. 95).

Last updated: 18th April 2021 by Margaret