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

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M.0114
'Christmas comes but once a year.' (Thomas Wilson's autograph book, p. 33)

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1852
Collection: United States Military Academy, West Point, NY
Accession Number: Wilson, Thomas, 1832-1901, USMA 1853, CU # 1607
Medium: pen, black ink, and pencil
Support: white wove paper in album
Size: 7 11/16 x 6 1/8" (196 x 156 mm)
Signature: 'J. Whistler'
Inscription: ' "Christmas comes but once a year." '

'Christmas comes but once a year.' (Thomas Wilson's autograph book, p. 33)

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'Christmas comes but once a year.' (Thomas Wilson's autograph book, p. 33), USMA
'Christmas comes but once a year.' (Thomas Wilson's autograph book, p. 33), USMA

Three cadets round a table, arms raised, each holding a glass. There is a bottle and candle on the table at right.

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