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

 

M.0046
Musicians

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1849/1850
Collection: Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Accession Number: 33.2015.10
Medium: graphite
Support: cream paper, possibly laid
Size: 3 5/16 x 2 7/16" (84 x 62 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: 'Mrs. Whistler / Pomfret.' in ink on verso

Musicians

Description

Musicians, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
Musicians, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.

A seated man, possibly playing a mandolin, with a standing man playing a flute.

Sitter

The flautist may have been the artist's father, George William Whistler (1822-1869) .

Last updated: 10th March 2021 by Margaret