Le Débardeur dates from between 1849 and 1851, and was given to Whistler's schoolmate Edward Lawrence Hyde (1835-1917) at Christ Church Hall, Pomfret, CT.

Le Débardeur, photograph

It was partially catalogued, but not reproduced, in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 37). This entry has been revised.