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

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'Pour boire'

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                    'Pour boire', Metropolitan Museum of Art
'Pour boire', Metropolitan Museum of Art

The subject is a man begging money for a drink. His short hair stands on end. He wears a long jacket with huge cuffs decorated with large buttons, over skinny trousers, and carries a hat apparently decorated with a broken feather or ribbon.

Last updated: 14th March 2021 by Margaret