Half-length Figure in a Monk's Cowl (Possibly a Self-portrait) (from Sketchbook)

Possibly James McNeill Whistler American

1854

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Title: Half-length Figure in a Monk's Cowl (Possibly a Self-portrait) (from Sketchbook)
Artist: Possibly James McNeill Whistler (American, Lowell, Massachusetts 1834–1903 London)
Date: 1854
Culture: American
Medium: Pen and ink on paper
Dimensions: 10 9/16 x 7 3/4 in. (26.8 x 19.7 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Margaret C. Buell, Helen L. King, and Sybil A. Walk, 1970
Object Number: 1970.121.85
Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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