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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
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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