The drawing depicts a man from the waist up. He faces slightly to the right with a serious expression, distinctive facial features, white curly hair swept back, and is wearing a dark coat over a layered ensemble including a high-collared shirt, waistcoat, and scarf. He holds a dark folder tied with a ribbon in his hands. The background is plain and dark.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1787
- Medium
- black chalk and stumping, heightened with white gouache on wove paper, wrapped around a drawing block prepared by Niodot fils
- Dimensions
- 3857 × 4807 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original