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Elderly Bearded Man (from Sketchbook)

1854–55
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Elderly Bearded Man (from Sketchbook)
  • Artist: James McNeill Whistler (American, Lowell, Massachusetts 1834–1903 London)
  • Date: 1854–55
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Dark brown ink on light off-white wove paper
  • Dimensions: 4 9/16 x 1 15/16 in. (11.6 x 4.9 cm)
  • Credit Line: Gift of Margaret C. Buell, Helen L. King, and Sybil A. Walk, 1970
  • Object Number: 1970.121.58
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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