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The image shows a detailed illustration of a man's profile view. The man has a prominent nose, a full beard, and his eyes are partially closed. His head is turned to the right, revealing a receding hairline with short hair on the back. He appears to be wearing a garment like a cloak or robe. The background is plain, in a light color, and there are no discernible patterns or objects. The sketch is in a soft, textured style with varying line thickness, and the artist's signature is in the bottom right corner.
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The image shows a detailed illustration of a man's profile view. The man has a prominent nose, a full beard, and his eyes are partially closed. His head is turned to the right, revealing a receding hairline with short hair on the back. He appears to be wearing a garment like a cloak or robe. The background is plain, in a light color, and there are no discernible patterns or objects. The sketch is in a soft, textured style with varying line thickness, and the artist's signature is in the bottom right corner.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Auguste Rodin

Albert Besnard

Date
1900
Medium
etching and drypoint on wove paper
Dimensions
image: 23.3 x 16.5 cm (9 3/16 x 6 1/2 in.) plate: 27.2 x 20.2 cm (10 11/16 x 7 15/16 in.) sheet: 42.4 x 30.9 cm (16 11/16 x 12 3/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1994.4.11
Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • etching
  • male
  • portrait
  • Artist
  • Rodin, Auguste
Provenance

Professor and Mrs. Daniel Bell, Cambridge; gift to NGA, 1994.

Inscription

lower right below plate mark in graphite: ABesnard; by later hand, lower left in graphite: L G 130; by later hand, upper left in graphite: Auguste Rodin / 76

Marks

None.

Watermarks

None.

NGA object ID 83859. 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.