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

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Le Débardeur

Technique

A free, bold drawing, done with a medium sized pen, probably a quill pen. Apart from the rough and repeated outlines, there is some zigzag shading on the trousers. The mask has been heavily inked.

Conservation History

It is on smooth medium-weight wove rag paper. The paper is slightly browned and soiled.

Last updated: 26th May 2021 by Margaret