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Head of a Man, Left Profile

A work made of graphite, with traces of black chalk, on off-white laid paper, edge mounted on cream wove paper.
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  • A work made of graphite, with traces of black chalk, on off-white laid paper, edge mounted on cream wove paper.

Date:

c. 1810

Artist:

Jacques Louis David
French, 1748-1825

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Jacques Louis David

Title

Head of a Man, Left Profile

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1805–1815

Medium

Graphite, with traces of black chalk, on off-white laid paper, edge mounted on cream wove paper

Dimensions

21 × 16.5 cm (8 5/16 × 6 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Helen Regenstein Collection

Reference Number

1961.393.37

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