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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.