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The image is a pencil sketch of a man seated and shown from the waist up. He is leaning back, with his left arm resting on the chair's arm. The man's facial features are detailed, with a strong jawline, pronounced cheekbones, and deeply set eyes. His hair is styled with a center part. He wears a coat over what looks like a high-collared shirt or a scarf. The background is plain, focusing on the subject, with the artist's signature and the date "1839" in the lower right corner.
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The image is a pencil sketch of a man seated and shown from the waist up. He is leaning back, with his left arm resting on the chair's arm. The man's facial features are detailed, with a strong jawline, pronounced cheekbones, and deeply set eyes. His hair is styled with a center part. He wears a coat over what looks like a high-collared shirt or a scarf. The background is plain, focusing on the subject, with the artist's signature and the date "1839" in the lower right corner.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Auguste Ottin

Théodore Chassériau

Date
1833
Medium
graphite with stumping on multicolored (originally light pink) fiber laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 40.8 x 29.5 cm (16 1/16 x 11 5/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2006.17.1
Credit line
Helen Porter and James T. Dyke Fund
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • Romantic
  • Portrait
  • Man
Provenance

(Salamander Fine Arts Limited, London); purchased 2006 by NGA.

Inscription

lower right in black chalk: Chasseriau 1833

NGA object ID 133474. 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.