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The image shows a sketch of a person's upper body, depicted in a frontal position with minimal detail. Facial features including eyebrows, eyes, nose, mouth, and mustache are outlined with dark strokes. Hair is suggested with a few lines covering the forehead. The clothing is minimally depicted. The drawing is on a light background with no additional objects or jewelry present. The image is composed of soft lines and light shading on a textured paper.
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The image shows a sketch of a person's upper body, depicted in a frontal position with minimal detail. Facial features including eyebrows, eyes, nose, mouth, and mustache are outlined with dark strokes. Hair is suggested with a few lines covering the forehead. The clothing is minimally depicted. The drawing is on a light background with no additional objects or jewelry present. The image is composed of soft lines and light shading on a textured paper.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Bearded Figure

John Flaxman

Medium
pen and brown ink over graphite
Dimensions
overall: 6.7 x 6.9 cm (2 5/8 x 2 11/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1980.45.1607
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1751 to 1775
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • British
  • male
  • figure

NGA object ID 59354. 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.