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

 

M.0167
Cavalier

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1854
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Accession Number: 1970.121.64 (p.18)
Medium: pen and dark brown ink
Support: pale blue-grey laid paper laid down on card
Size: 4 1/16 x 2 1/2-2 9/16" (103 x 64-66 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: none

Cavalier

Description

Cavalier, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Cavalier, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY

A flamboyant cavalier, possibly inspired by Le Sage's The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santinane, published in 1715-1735, or Cervantes' Don Quixote de la Mancha, of 1605.

Last updated: 13th March 2021 by Margaret