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

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Childs' Geometry book: (a) Spider's web, surveying instruments and man with lorgnette; (b) Man wearing a top hat

Technique

It is difficult to identify the authors of these sketches, given that several cadets contributed to the notes and bets recorded. It is likely that Whistler drew the man's head, with its battered top hat.

Last updated: 4th January 2019 by Margaret