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

Home  > Catalogue > People > Alexander Stewart Webb (related works) > Catalogue entry

r.: West Point cadets; v.: Studies of heads, hats, and figures

Technique

r.: West Point cadets, private collection
r.: West Point cadets, private collection

A fairly elaborate drawing, using oft-repeated, broken outlines, and carefully graded shading and cross-hatching on the principal trio, and attention to details in order to distinguish the uniforms of cadets and graduates.

Last updated: 9th June 2021 by Margaret