Detail from The Canal, Amsterdam, 1889, James McNeill Whistler, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

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M.0285
A man seated by a canal

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1858
Collection: Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession Number: F1898.189
Medium: pencil
Support: off-white wove paper
Size: 6 7/8-7 x 5 13/16" (175-178 x 147 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: 'Frouare'
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A man seated by a canal

Site

Possibly drawn in the Rhineland, or on Whistler's return journey from Cologne to Aix la Chapelle.

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A man seated by a canal, Freer Gallery of Art
A man seated by a canal, Freer Gallery of Art

Whistler's travelling companion, Ernest Delannoy (d. 1869/1872), examining his sore feet.

Last updated: 14th December 2019 by Margaret