Portrait of a Man

late 1840s

Baron Louis-Adolphe Humbert de Molard

Associated Names
Baron Louis-Adolphe Humbert de Molard

Artist, French, 1800 - 1874

The image shows a man from the waist up, seated with his head resting on his right hand. He has short, curly hair and is dressed in a loose-fitting coat and shirt with a high collar. The man has a determined expression with intense eyes, a prominent forehead, and is gazing directly at the viewer. There are no visible objects or jewelry in the image. The background is dark and plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    salted paper print

  • Credit Line

    Robert B. Menschel Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 14.5 x 11.3 cm (5 11/16 x 4 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.53.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Robert Hershkowitz, Ltd., Sussex, England); purchased with donated funds by NGA, 1998.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by later hand, lower left in graphite: BL12913

Wikidata ID

Q64145090

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