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

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Portrait of a boy

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                    Portrait of a boy, Colby College Museum of Art
Portrait of a boy, Colby College Museum of Art

The figure is lightly outlined and roughly shaded, the lines being soft and rather uncertain. There is a tiny area of white highlighting the boy's head.

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