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Head of a Man (from Sketchbook)

James McNeill Whistler

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows three sketches. The top sketch is a head and shoulders portrait of a man with short hair and glasses, facing right. The bottom left sketch shows two men standing and talking, one with his back against a post. The bottom right sketch depicts a man wearing a hat, coat, and boots, holding a hat in one hand and something else in the other. The background of the image is gray, with the sketches pasted on it.

Artwork details

Date:
1854–55
Medium:
Graphite on off-white wove paper
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
473 × 624 px
Museum record:
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