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

 

Man shot from a cannon

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                    Man shot from a cannon, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
Man shot from a cannon, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.

The traditional title is inaccurate: a man standing in front of a cannon has been 'shot' by a blast of powder, fortunately not by a cannon ball!

Last updated: 10th March 2021 by Margaret