Portrait of James McNeill Whistler
Maker
Walter Greaves (artist)
1846-1930
1846-1930
Title
Portrait of James McNeill Whistler
Date of Production
1846 - 1930
Medium
graphite, pen and black ink, black wash on wove paper
Dimensions
Height: 24.8 cm
Width: 18.3 cm
Width: 18.3 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4148
Mode of Acquisition
Robert Clermont Witt, bequest, 1952
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
Helene de Beer, London (1898-1984); purchased from her by Colnaghi (London) 5 April 1949; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 29 April 1949 (£11); Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 24
p. 24
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower left, black wash: "W Greaves"; lower right, black ink: "James McNeil Whistler". Verso: lower left edge, graphite, Colnaghi number: "A 16336".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower left, black wash: "W Greaves"; lower right, black ink: "James McNeil Whistler". Verso: lower left edge, graphite, Colnaghi number: "A 16336".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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