# The Violin Player

- By: James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834–1903)
- Date: c. 1890–94
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Classification: Painting
- Dimensions: Unframed: 79 x 53.3 cm (31 1/8 x 21 in.)
- Culture: United States
- Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Howard P. Eells in memory of her husband Howard Parmelee Eells
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1942.1133)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1942.1133/1942.1133_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

According to one study, playing the violin burns approximately 170 calories an hour, on average.