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Two Sketches of Old Man with Books (from Sketchbook)

James McNeill Whistler

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a piece of paper with handwriting and two sketches of an old man with books. The paper is white with rough edges, and the handwriting is in black ink. The text is written in cursive and appears to be a letter or journal entry. The sketch on the bottom left shows an old man sitting in a chair, wearing a hat and holding something. The sketch on the top right shows an old man sitting at a table with an open book on it. The old man in both sketches has a beard and is wearing old-fashioned clothing. The background of the image is black.

Artwork Details

Date
1854
Medium
Pen and ink on paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
600 × 463 px
Public Domain
Yes
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