A Boy Smiling

c. 1750

Francesco Zuccarelli

Associated Names
Francesco Zuccarelli

Artist, Venetian, 1702 - 1788

The image depicts a charcoal drawing of a person's head and shoulders in a three-quarter view. The person is slightly turned to their left, showing their face in profile while displaying both eyes. They have soft facial features and wavy hair framing the face, with a curl at the front. The head is adorned with what seems to be a cap or headband. The person wears a garment with a broad, textured collar. The background is obscured by crosshatched shading, creating a textured backdrop.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black chalk

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 20.5 × 15.7 cm (8 1/16 × 6 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1987.10.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Rossella Gilli Gallery, Milan; purchased by NGA, 1987

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2014

  • The Poetry of Light - La poesia della luce: Venetian Drawings from the National Gallery of Art, Museo Correr, Venice, Venice, 2014 - 2015, no. 81.

Wikidata ID

Q64562441

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