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Cavalier (from Sketchbook)

James McNeill Whistler

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white sketch of a man wearing a large hat, with feathers on the front. The man has a mustache and goatee. He is wearing a puffy sleeve shirt with ruffles at the wrist, pants with vertical lines indicating folds, and a short cape. The man has his left arm extended outward, and his right arm at his side. He is wearing a sword on a belt. The background is light blue-gray. The sketch is on a beige background.

Artwork details

Date:
1854–55
Medium:
Brownish-black ink on blue laid paper
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
415 × 625 px
Museum record:
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