Profile Head of a Man in a Turban

1820

Vivant Denon

Associated Names
Vivant Denon

Artist, French, 1747 - 1825

This image is a detailed sketch of a man's profile view, focusing on his head and shoulders. The man is facing slightly to the right and has a prominent nose, full beard, thick eyebrows, and a turban with a tassel. He wears a garment with a thick collar. The background is neutral and lacks distinct features. At the bottom are the initials "D.N." and the year "1820."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Frank Anderson Trapp

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 22.6 x 19.6 cm (8 7/8 x 7 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.111.15

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Chu, no. 509

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank Anderson Trapp[1922-2005], Pittsburgh; gift to NGA, 1999.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1988

  • Delacroix and the Romantic Image: Oriental Themes, Wild Beasts, and the Hunt, Mead Art Museum, Amherst, MA, 1988, no cat. no., reproduced p. 61.

Bibliography

n.d.

  • Chu, n.d.

Inscriptions

lower center in image: DN (in monogram) 1820; by later hand, lower left in graphite: Denon (Vivant) Mohammed Ali?; by later hand, lower right in graphite: FO 65

Wikidata ID

Q75429486

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