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

 

M.0125
Russian Dragoon

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1852/1853
Collection: Private Collection
Accession Number: none
Medium: pen and dark brown ink
Support: white paper
Size: 3 7/8 x 6 3/4" (98 x 172 mm) sight
Signature: none
Inscription: 'Russian Dragoon'

Russian Dragoon

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Russian Dragoon, Private Collection
Russian Dragoon, Private Collection

In the lower right corner, at right angles to the dragoon and other uniformed figures, is a drawing of a head that looks rather like James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) .

Last updated: 11th March 2021 by Margaret