René François Armand Prudhomme

c. 1890

François-Nicolas Chifflart

Associated Names
François-Nicolas Chifflart

Artist, French, 1825 - 1901

This is a pencil drawing of a man from the chest up, creating a three-quarter length portrait. The man is facing slightly to the side but looking directly at the viewer. He has a full, bushy beard, a prominent mustache, slicked back hair and a neutral expression. He is wearing a buttoned-up shirt with visible folds and suspenders. The background is a plain, textured surface. The artist's signature is visible on the right side of the drawing.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite with white heightening on buff laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 28.7 × 20.2 cm (11 5/16 × 7 15/16 in.)
    mount: 35.8 × 27.6 cm (14 1/8 × 10 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.103.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Galerie Amicorum, Paris); purchased by NGA, 2013.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in image, center right: Mr. Prudhomme / F Chifflart; by later hand, verso upper right: 27-21 / 241-91; by later hand, lower edge of verso in graphite: [not deciphered]

Wikidata ID

Q64569788

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