Head of a Man

1580/1610 (?)

Italian or French 16th/17th Century

Associated Names
French 16th/17th Century

Artist, French

Italian 16th/17th Century

Artist

The image shows a close-up of a person's face and the top of their shoulders. The person is facing the viewer with their head slightly turned to the right. Their facial features include expressive eyes with arched eyebrows and a focused gaze. The individual has a slender mustache and short, wavy hair parted softly on the side. They are not wearing any clothing, jewelry, or visible attire in this cropped portrait. The background is a plain, textured paper.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black and red chalk on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 8.4 x 6.6 cm (3 5/16 x 2 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.70.164

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jacques Auguste Boussac [1885-1962], Paris (Lugt 729b); sale, Paris, Galeries Georges Petit, 10-11 May 1926, lot 98, ill. (as Théodore Matham); Mrs. Joseph Fuller Feder, New York; to her grandson, Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2012

  • The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2012, 36-37, no. 7 (entry by Rozemarijn Landsman).

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: Matam; by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: 192 (in circle)

Wikidata ID

Q64579039

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