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This image shows a sketch of a man in profile view, with his body angled slightly to the left. The man has distinct facial features and textured hair with waves and curls. He is wearing a high-collared shirt, jacket, and there are no visible objects in his hands. The background is plain, and there are handwritten annotations near the bottom right corner of the image.
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This image shows a sketch of a man in profile view, with his body angled slightly to the left. The man has distinct facial features and textured hair with waves and curls. He is wearing a high-collared shirt, jacket, and there are no visible objects in his hands. The background is plain, and there are handwritten annotations near the bottom right corner of the image.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Antonio Canova

after John Flaxman

Date
19th century
Medium
lithograph on papier colle
Dimensions
sheet: 31.8 × 24.5 cm (12 1/2 × 9 5/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1980.45.1723
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1776 to 1800
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • British
  • Portrait
  • Face
  • Man

NGA object ID 59471. 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.