A Smiling Boy with Flowing Hair

Italian 17th or 18th Century, c. 1700

This is a drawing of a person's head and shoulders. The person is facing forward with a slight tilt to the left. Their facial features show a smiling expression, with joyfully squinted eyes and a broad grin. The… · description from the collection

Collection data

Artist: Italian 17th or 18th Century ¹
Date: c. 1700 ¹
Medium: red chalk on laid paper ¹
Original: 3,505 × 4,443 px ¹
License: CC0 (National Gallery of Art Open Access)
Credit: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

Object record, National Gallery of Art

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