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Charles Loring Elliott

Charles Calverley

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a white sculpture of a man's head and shoulders. The man has a receding hairline with long, wavy hair on the sides and back of his head. He has a long beard and mustache, and is looking to the left. He appears to be wearing a collared shirt or jacket. The sculpture is signed "C. CALVERLEY" in the bottom-right corner. The background of the image is light gray.

Artwork details

Date:
1867; carved 1868
Medium:
Marble
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
549 × 625 px
Museum record:
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