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The image shows a side profile drawing of a man's head and neck. The man has a prominent nose, slightly open mouth, full beard, and curly hair. A hood loosely covers the back of his head, and the drawing is done in pencil on blue-gray paper with no other objects present.
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The image shows a side profile drawing of a man's head and neck. The man has a prominent nose, slightly open mouth, full beard, and curly hair. A hood loosely covers the back of his head, and the drawing is done in pencil on blue-gray paper with no other objects present.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Bearded Man in Profile (recto) / Woman Looking Up (verso)

Alexandre Bida

Medium
graphite on blue wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 14.5 x 10 cm (5 11/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2004.166.5
Credit line
Gift of Frank Anderson Trapp
Time span
1801 to 1825
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • Portrait
  • Face
  • Man
Provenance

Frank Anderson Trapp [1922-2005], Amherst, MA; gift to NGA, 2004.

NGA object ID 130910. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.