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

 

M.0248
The effigy of a warrior lying on his tomb

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1858
Collection: Whereabouts Unknown
Accession Number: none
Medium: pencil
Support: paper
Size: 13 1/2 x 8 1/2" (343 x 216 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: 'Baden Baden -'

The effigy of a warrior lying on his tomb

Technique

A quick pencil sketch, combining neat oulines on the knight, and bold cross-hatching elsewhere.

Last updated: 11th March 2021 by Margaret