The image is a head and shoulders portrait of a man. He is positioned slightly off-center with his body facing toward the left and his head turned to the right, gazing into the distance. He has well-defined facial features with prominent cheekbones and deep-set eyes. His hair is dark, curly, and styled away from his face. The man is wearing a formal outfit with a high-collared jacket, a vest, and an elegantly tied cravat. There are no visible jewelry or objects in his hands. The background is plain and light in color.
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The image is a head and shoulders portrait of a man. He is positioned slightly off-center with his body facing toward the left and his head turned to the right, gazing into the distance. He has well-defined facial features with prominent cheekbones and deep-set eyes. His hair is dark, curly, and styled away from his face. The man is wearing a formal outfit with a high-collared jacket, a vest, and an elegantly tied cravat. There are no visible jewelry or objects in his hands. The background is plain and light in color.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Antonio Canova

Henri Grevedon

Date
1826
Medium
lithograph on wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 55.7 × 37.2 cm (21 15/16 × 14 5/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2020.40.2
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-E

Subjects and terms

  • Portrait
  • Man
Provenance

(Jan Johnson, Seattle); purchased by NGA, 2020.

Inscription

lower left in stone: H. Grevedon / 1826; lower right in stone: Lith de C. Motte; lower center in stone: CANOVA.; by later hand, lower right in graphite: par Grevedon

NGA object ID 221107. 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.