The Engraver Joseph Tourny (Le graveur Joseph Tourny)

Edgar Degas

National Gallery of Art

This print shows a portrait of an individual seen from the waist up, turned slightly towards the left, looking at us with their arms resting on a ledge. They have a broad forehead, a long nose, deep-set eyes, and thin lips in a neutral expression. Their short hair is mostly obscured by a cap. They wear a loose garment with a high collar, depicted with cross-hatched lines. The background is filled with horizontal and diagonal lines, suggesting a wall or curtain on the left. Below this central print is a smaller design that appears to show a profile sketch of another person wearing a dark cap. This smaller portrait is oriented horizontally.