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

 

'Pour boire'

Description


                    'Pour boire', Metropolitan Museum of Art
'Pour boire', Metropolitan Museum of Art

The subject is a man begging money for a drink. His short hair stands on end. He wears a long jacket with huge cuffs decorated with large buttons, over skinny trousers, and carries a hat apparently decorated with a broken feather or ribbon.

Last updated: 14th March 2021 by Margaret