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

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M.0182
Man working under a mosquito net

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1854
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Accession Number: 1970.121.40
Medium: pen and black ink
Support: orange wove paper laid down on card
Size: 4 1/4-4 5/16 x 3 1/4-3 1/2" (108-110 x 83-88 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: none

Man working under a mosquito net

Man working under a mosquito net probably dates from 1854. It was given to Thomas de Kay Winans (1820-1878).

Man working under a mosquito net, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Man working under a mosquito net, Metropolitan Museum of Art

For more information on this work, see MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 182).

Last updated: 14th March 2021 by Margaret