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Monk Saying Grace, "Tibi Gracias" (Recto); Three Sketches of Lamp (Verso) (from Sketchbook)

James McNeill Whistler

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image features two sketches on the front and three on the back. The front has two sketches. The top one shows a man with short hair and a robe standing in a room with his arms outstretched, accompanied by the text "Tibi Gracias" below. He stands beside a table with a bowl on it and a candlestick to the right. The bottom sketch shows the upper body and head of a woman wearing a hat. The back has three sketches. A standing lamp is drawn three times. The sketches are drawn in black on a white background.

Artwork Details

Date
1854–55
Medium
Brown ink and graphite on off-white wove paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
502 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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