Head of a Boy, Jacques-Louis David

Head of a Boy

Jacques-Louis David (French) (1748-1825)

Movement: Neoclassicism
Date: 1775–1780
Medium: Black chalk on bluish laid paper
Dimensions: 13 × 9 cm (sheet)
Collection: National Gallery of Art, United States
Rights: Public domain
Photograph: National Gallery of Art, public domain

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Drawing Black chalk Portrait Portrait of a child Child Boy Head Face Hair Gaze Nose Mouth Eye Ear Shoulder Figure Single figure Study Signature Black and white Sketch

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