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

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A man smoking a long pipe

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                    A man smoking a long pipe, Metropolitan Museum of Art
A man smoking a long pipe, Metropolitan Museum of Art

A plump man in long dark robe with full, long sleeves. He has long droopy moustache and smokes a very long pipe. He wears an elaborate close-fitting cap or turban with a long tassel at the back. He may be intended as a chinese or other asian character.

Last updated: 14th March 2021 by Margaret