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

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M.0113
Blind Beggar (Thomas Wilson's autograph book, p. 11)

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, brown ink and pencil
Support: white wove paper in album
Size: 7 11/16 x 6 1/8" (196 x 156 mm)
Signature: 'J.W.'
Inscription: none

Blind Beggar (Thomas Wilson's autograph book, p. 11)

Technique

Blind Beggar (Thomas Wilson's autograph book, p. 11), USMA
Blind Beggar (Thomas Wilson's autograph book, p. 11), USMA

See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 112).

Conservation History

In the album there are drawings by several cadets, mostly from the class of 1853, including the owner, Thomas Wilson (1832-1901) . This is among drawings inserted in the album, which was rebound by James MacDonald Co., NY, in 1972.

Last updated: 11th March 2021 by Margaret