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Head of a Bearded Man

ca. 1750
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Head of a Bearded Man
  • Artist: Jean Restout le jeune (French, Rouen 1692–1768 Paris)
  • Date: ca. 1750
  • Medium: Black and red chalk, heightened with white, on buff paper; squared in graphite
  • Dimensions: 13 5/16 x 11 1/16 in. (33.8 x 28.1 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Mrs. Carl L. Selden Gift, in memory of Carl L. Selden, 1984
  • Object Number: 1984.311
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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