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

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M.0181
Man in a top hat

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1854
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Accession Number: 1970.121.20
Medium: pencil, pen and black ink
Support: white wove paper laid down on card
Size: 3 1/8-3 1/4 x 3 13/16-3 7/8" (80-83 x 97-99 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: none

Man in a top hat

Man in a top hat probably dates from 1854. It was given to Thomas de Kay Winans (1820-1878).

Man in a top hat, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Man in a top hat, Metropolitan Museum of Art

For more information on this work, see MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 181).

Last updated: 14th March 2021 by Margaret