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

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Monk reading

Monk reading dates from 1853/1854, and was given to a fellow West Point cadet, Arthur K. Leigh (b. 1834/1837) , who, like Whistler, failed to graduate.


                Monk reading, St Louis Art Museum
Monk reading, St Louis Art Museum

It is fully catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1423).

Last updated: 3rd January 2019 by Margaret