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Oriental Figure (from Sketchbook)

James McNeill Whistler

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white sketches on a gray background. A large sketch on the left shows a man wearing a long robe. Four smaller sketches are on the right and bottom left. Top right shows a man with short hair wearing a jacket. Bottom right shows a man in a flat cap and coat. Bottom left shows a man pointing, wearing a hat. Top center shows a vase. All sketches are in black and white.

Artwork details

Date:
1854–55
Medium:
Pen and heavily gummed iron-gall ink and graphite on off-white wove paper
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
470 × 624 px
Museum record:
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