Portrait Bust of a Man
Portrait Bust of a Man

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Portrait Bust of a Man,

18th century

German
x1969-396

Information

Title
Portrait Bust of a Man
Dates

18th century

Medium
Black chalk heightened with white
Dimensions
54.3 x 33.3 cm (21 3/8 x 13 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Nathan Chaikin
Object Number
x1969-396
Inscription
in graphite, on verso top: Rien de [illegible] | Probablement d'un artiste germanique | au XVIII | Plusiers ont la meme impression in graphite, on verso bottom: Achete a Paris chez Matthias | en 1918 in ink, on verso, lower right: No 1089
Culture
German
Type
drawings
Materials
laid paper, black chalk
Techniques
heightening
Subject
men, portraits, busts, three-quarter views

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