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Captain Cuttle (a Character from Charles Dickens's "Dombey and Son") (from Sketchbook)

James McNeill Whistler

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white sketchbook page with five sketches of men. The largest sketch on the left is a full-body portrait of a man with a mustache wearing a long dark robe. Top right is a sketch of a man in a jacket with his left arm bent at the elbow and right arm extended. Bottom right is a sketch of a man wearing a short jacket and a hat with his arms bent at the elbows. Bottom left is a small sketch of the lower body and torso of a man wearing a robe and a hat. Top center is a small sketch of a man's head. The background of the page is gray.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1854–55
Medium
Pen and iron-gall ink on white wove paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
470 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
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