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Sketchbook, page 81: Study of Faces

Ernest Meissonier

Cleveland Museum of Art

Pencil sketch on paper of a man's face. The man has curly hair and a mustache. His hair is dark and shading around the hair shows it to be dark. The face is drawn in a three-quarter view, looking to the right. The background is plain and light gray with darker shading behind the head. A small number "81" is written in the bottom-left corner. The sketch appears to be study or preparatory work.

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