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John Adams

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white sketch of a man in profile, facing left. The man has a receding hairline with curly hair around the sides and back of his head. He has a large nose and a small mouth. He wears a dark jacket and a white collared shirt with a ruffled neck scarf. The background is gray.

Artwork details

Date:
1800–1801
Medium:
Conté crayon, charcoal (?), and white-chalk heightening on off-white laid paper coated with gouache
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
447 × 625 px
Museum record:
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