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The image depicts the head and upper torso of a person in a side profile. The individual has closed eyes, a prominent nose, full beard, short, slightly disheveled hair, and is wearing textured clothing. The background is plain with a light, textured monochrome appearance, emphasizing the figure in the foreground. The style of the image resembles an etching or charcoal sketch, giving it a vintage appearance.
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The image depicts the head and upper torso of a person in a side profile. The individual has closed eyes, a prominent nose, full beard, short, slightly disheveled hair, and is wearing textured clothing. The background is plain with a light, textured monochrome appearance, emphasizing the figure in the foreground. The style of the image resembles an etching or charcoal sketch, giving it a vintage appearance.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Alphonse Hirsch

Edgar Degas (artist); Jean-François Liegme (printer)

Date
1875, printed 1959
Medium
drypoint and aquatint on thick wove paper [restrike]
Dimensions
sheet: 39 × 28.9 cm (15 3/8 × 11 3/8 in.) plate: 11 × 5.9 cm (4 5/16 × 2 5/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1980.45.1571
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • Impressionist
  • Portrait
  • Face
  • Man
Inscription

recto: none; verso: in graphite, at bottom left: ss; at bottom center: recent impression of / Degas "Alphonse Hirsch"; at bottom right: B-34016 / Unaccessioned Restrike [crossed out]

Marks

none

Watermarks

none

NGA object ID 59318. 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.