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

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M.0114
'Christmas comes but once a year.' (Thomas Wilson's autograph book, p. 33)

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1852
Collection: United States Military Academy, West Point, NY
Accession Number: Wilson, Thomas, 1832-1901, USMA 1853, CU # 1607
Medium: pen, black ink, and pencil
Support: white wove paper in album
Size: 7 11/16 x 6 1/8" (196 x 156 mm)
Signature: 'J. Whistler'
Inscription: ' "Christmas comes but once a year." '

'Christmas comes but once a year.' (Thomas Wilson's autograph book, p. 33)

Technique

'Christmas comes but once a year.' (Thomas Wilson's autograph book, p. 33), USMA
'Christmas comes but once a year.' (Thomas Wilson's autograph book, p. 33), USMA

See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 114).

Conservation History

This is among drawings inserted in an album, which was rebound by James MacDonald Co., NY, in 1972.

In the album there are drawings by several cadets, mostly from the class of 1853, including the owner, Thomas Wilson (1832-1901) .

Last updated: 11th March 2021 by Margaret