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Half-Length Study for a Portrait of a Young Man

mid-18th–early 19th century
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Half-Length Study for a Portrait of a Young Man
  • Artist: Pietro Antonio Novelli (Italian, Venice 1729–1804 Venice)
  • Date: mid-18th–early 19th century
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink, gray wash, with touches of pink and blue in the face
  • Dimensions: 6 9/16 x 4 5/8 in. (16.7 x 11.7 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
  • Object Number: 1975.1.385
  • Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection

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