Head of a Man

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Associated Names
Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Artist, French, 1847 - 1898

The image is a pencil sketch of a person's upper body in profile view, facing left. The person has a prominent nose, with subtle lines around their mouth suggesting a smile. The hair is styled in an 18th-century fashion, possibly tied or queued. The person wears a tricorn hat with a decorative element at the front, a coat with a high collar, and two visible buttons. The sketch is done on textured paper, providing a simple background that emphasizes the detailed line work.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Colles Baxter Larkin

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 15 x 17.2 cm (5 7/8 x 6 3/4 in.) (irregular)

  • Accession Number

    2007.103.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Colles Baxter Larkin, St. Paul, MN; gift to NGA, 2007.

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q64561313

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