Painful recollection or painful thoughts

Guillaume-Benjamin-Amant Duchenne (de Boulogne)

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a man from the waist up, seated with his arms resting in front of him. He has a distinctive facial expression with slightly furrowed brows and a prominent mustache that curves upward. His hair is dark and styled with volume. The man is wearing a white collared shirt with a dark, patterned vest over it. The background is plain and dark. There is no visible jewelry or objects being held in the image.