The image depicts a charcoal drawing of a person's head and shoulders in a three-quarter view. The person is slightly turned to their left, showing their face in profile while displaying both eyes. They have soft facial features and wavy hair framing the face, with a curl at the front. The head is adorned with what seems to be a cap or headband. The person wears a garment with a broad, textured collar. The background is obscured by crosshatched shading, creating a textured backdrop.
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The image depicts a charcoal drawing of a person's head and shoulders in a three-quarter view. The person is slightly turned to their left, showing their face in profile while displaying both eyes. They have soft facial features and wavy hair framing the face, with a curl at the front. The head is adorned with what seems to be a cap or headband. The person wears a garment with a broad, textured collar. The background is obscured by crosshatched shading, creating a textured backdrop.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Boy Smiling

Francesco Zuccarelli

Date
c. 1750
Medium
black chalk
Dimensions
overall: 20.5 × 15.7 cm (8 1/16 × 6 3/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1987.10.1
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1726 to 1750
Department
CG-E

Subjects and terms

  • Italian
  • Head
  • boy
  • figure
Provenance

Rossella Gilli Gallery, Milan; purchased by NGA, 1987

NGA object ID 69649. 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.