Lancer

1854/55

Dating: Date range
Held at: Art Institute of Chicago
Medium: Pen and black ink over graphite on cream wove paper
Dimensions: 14.1 × 7.3 cm (5 9/16 × 2 7/8 in.)
Collection no.: 1927.5881
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

James Abbott McNeill Whistler. Lancer. Art Institute of Chicago. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

About this artwork

Lancer — James Abbott McNeill Whistler. 1854/55.

Medium: Pen and black ink over graphite on cream wove paper. Dimensions: 14.1 × 7.3 cm (5 9/16 × 2 7/8 in.).

Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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