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The Guard Tents (Recto) (from Sketchbook)

James McNeill Whistler

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white sketch on rectangular gray paper. The left side depicts a cloudy sky with diagonal lines indicating rain. The right side appears to show a man's face. The face looks down and to the right with short hair. A tent or structure is to the right. The number 68 appears in the bottom right corner.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1854
Medium
Black ink on brown wove paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
600 × 365 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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