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Portrait of Frederick R. Leyland

James McNeill Whistler

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Portrait of a man, Frederick R. Leyland, drawn in a realistic style by James McNeill Whistler. The man has dark hair. He is wearing a white shirt. The drawing is in shades of gray on brown paper. The man is looking down. The drawing is a sketch, not a finished painting. It appears to be a study or preparatory work. The image is rectangular. A significant portion of the paper is blank.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1871–73
Medium
Conté crayon and white chalk on brown wove paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
418 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
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