System Number: 00872
Date: 20 August 1886
Author: Walter Dowdeswell[1]
Place: London
Recipient: JW
Place: [London]
Repository: Glasgow University Library
Call Number: MS Whistler D78
Document Type: MsDS[2]
'Received from J McN. Whistler -
following proofs - (first sent) -
| - Turkeys[3] | ... 5. |
| - Quiet Canal | ... 2. |
| - Little Court - | ... 3. |
| - Lobster Pots | ... 2. |
| - Upright Venice | ... 5. |
| - Fruit Stall - | ... 1. |
| - Rialto | ... 1. |
| - Balcony - | ... 1. |
| - Lagoon noon - | ... 1. |
| Ponte Piovan | ... 1. |
| - San Biagio - | ... 1. |
| - Wheelwright | ... 1. |
| - Balcony. | ... 1. |
| - Riva No. 2 - | ... 1. |
| San Giorgio - | ... 2. |
| - Nocturne Palaces. | ... 1. |
| 29 proof - |
Aug. 20 - 1886
Recd.'
Walter Dowdeswell -
[p. 2] FROM
MESSRS DOWDESWELL,
DEALERS IN WORKS OF FINE ART,
133 NEW BOND STREET
W.C.
[palette and brushes crest] TO
[pencil sketch][4]
This document is protected by copyright.
Notes:
1. Walter Dowdeswell
Walter Dowdeswell (1858-1929), art dealer [more].
2. MsDS
This receipt is written in pencil by JW, and signed at the bottom by Dowdeswell.
3. Turkeys
The etchings listed are Turkeys (K.199), Quiet Canal (K.214), Little Court (K.236), Lobster Pots (K.235), Upright Venice (K.205), Fruit-Stall (K.200), The Rialto (K.211), The Balcony (K.207), Lagoon: Noon (K.216), Ponte del Piovan (K.209), San Biagio (K.197), Wheelwright (K.233), The Balcony (K.207), The Riva, No.2 (K.206), San Giorgio (K.201), Nocturne: Palaces (K.202), all from A Set of twenty-six etchings of Venice, 1886 (the second 'Venice set') (K.196-216, 233-237). (excat 6).
4. [pencil sketch]
The pencil is faint; it may be by JW but the subject cannot be identified.