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Sketchbook, page 17: Bust of a Man in Top Hat

Ernest Meissonier

Cleveland Museum of Art

Pencil drawing on aged paper. The paper is off-white with small holes along the top edge. A faint pencil sketch of a man's head and shoulders is in the upper left. The man is wearing a tall top hat. The brim of the hat is curled up at the front and back. The man faces right, his head slightly tilted down. The shoulders are slouched. The paper has small dark spots and light brown stains. The page number '17' is written in black text at the bottom left corner.

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479 × 893 px
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