Coloured portrait of a young man
Youth in a broad hat and pleated shirt, drawn in coloured chalks
A young man is shown half-length and almost frontal in coloured chalks, wearing a broad soft hat with long hair falling to his shoulders. The face is modelled in warm flesh tones and turns slightly toward the viewer, while below he wears a full pleated shirt or gown rendered in vertical folds. The paper is stained and worn across the lower half; no text accompanies the drawing.
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Half-length portrait of a youth
The young man faces nearly front, his head framed by a wide brimmed hat and long locks of hair. The features are individualised, the eyes engaging the viewer, in the character of a portrait head. His shoulders and chest are covered by a pleated garment.
Coloured modelling of face and drapery
The head is built up in coloured chalks with graded flesh tones and soft shadow, like a study toward a painted portrait. Below, the pleated shirt is drawn in long vertical strokes that describe the fall of the folds. Staining and rubbing have flattened much of the lower drapery.