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Profile Bust of a Young Man

John Christian Rauschner

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white image of a framed relief sculpture. The frame is square with a beveled inner edge. The frame is black. In the center of the frame is an oval relief sculpture. The relief sculpture depicts a man's head and shoulders. The man faces left. He has short hair. He wears a jacket with a high collar and a cravat. The background behind the frame is gray.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1800–1812
Medium:
Wax, velvet, glass, wood
Dimensions:
528 × 624 px
Museum record:
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