Head of a Bearded Gentleman

early 1860s

Charles-Louis-Lucien Müller

Associated Names
Charles-Louis-Lucien Müller

Artist, French, 1815 - 1892

This is a charcoal drawing showing a side profile view of a man's head and upper torso. The man is positioned with his back slightly turned towards the viewer, looking to the right. He has a prominent nose, a thick beard, and wavy hair falling around his head. The man is wearing a shirt with loose fabric. There are no visible accessories or objects. The background is plain, and there is a faint signature in the lower right corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black chalk with white heightening on blue paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 62.2 x 47.5 cm (24 1/2 x 18 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2010.41.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Henry Strachey; private collection, England. (Crispian Riley-Smith, Skipton, UK); purchased 2010 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower left in graphite: Le Je / (Musée de Lille); upper left on sticker: E; upper right on sticker: 63

Watermarks

MFDT

Wikidata ID

Q64539625

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