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

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M.0023
Man wearing spectacles

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1853/1855
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Accession Number: 1970.121.59
Medium: pencil
Support: off-white wove paper
Size: 4 1/4-4 7/16 x 5 1/4-5 7/16" (108-113 x 134-139 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: none

Man wearing spectacles

Man wearing spectacles probably dates from between 1853 and 1855. 1

Man wearing spectacles, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Man wearing spectacles, Metropolitan Museum of Art

It is difficult to date, but the period between 1853 and 1855 is stylistically most likely. It was given by Whistler to Thomas de Kay Winans (1820-1878) , probably just before Whistler left America in 1855.

Notes:

1: It is dated '1848/1858' in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 23).

Last updated: 13th March 2021 by Margaret