The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler

Date

Elizabeth Dawson, full face probably dates from 1872.

Elizabeth Dawson, full face, The Hunterian

The drawing is fully catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 441).

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Subject

Sitter

Elizabeth Dawson, full face, The Hunterian

Elizabeth Dawson (b. 1840).

Technique

Technique

Elizabeth Dawson, full face, The Hunterian

See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 441).

History

Provenance

• 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to his sister-in-law and executrix, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958);
• 1935: given by Miss Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow.

Exhibitions

It was not, as far as is known, exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.

Due to the terms of Miss Birnie Philip's gift, this drawing can not be lent to another venue.

Bibliography

Catalogues Raisonnés

• MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 441) as 'Elizabeth Dawson, full face'.

Websites

• The Hunterian website at http://collections.gla.ac.uk.