Head of an Old Man in Profile
A bald-browed man with curling hair, facing left
A single head of an elderly man is drawn in profile facing left, with a high bald forehead, prominent nose and jutting chin, and a full mass of tightly curling hair falling to the nape. The features are worked in fine line with parallel hatching that describes the shaded neck and shoulder below. A small later inscription and a collection stamp appear at the lower right; no transcribed text accompanies the drawing.
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Profile head of an elderly man
The old man is shown in strict profile to the left, the bony brow and hooked nose set against the elaborate curls that ring the back of the head and fall past the ear. Delicate hatching models the cheek and describes the shaded neck below the jaw. The head belongs to Leonardo's familiar type of the characterful ageing profile.