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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
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