Study of a face in three-quarter view
Faint red-chalk sketch of a head
Drawn faintly in red chalk (sanguigna), this small study renders a human face turned in three-quarter view, with the brow, nose, eye, mouth and jaw lightly indicated. Only the features are set down; the rest of the leaf is left blank. The V&A caption describes the subject as a face in three-quarter view.
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Red-chalk study of a face in three-quarter view
A human face is sketched softly in red chalk, turned in three-quarter view. A few strokes suggest the nose, brow, eye, lips and chin, while the back of the head and the neck trail off unresolved into the blank paper.