Expressive Head
<p>Monumental in scale, but intimate in its arresting gaze, this experimental lithographic study of a young man does not specifically depict any of Le Brun’s passions. The subject’s over-the-shoulder glance expresses a hint of surprise, and a slightly raised eyebrow possibly betrays a guarded sense of longing. The unknown sitter’s luxuriant hair, smooth cheeks, and poetic costume likewise mark him as sensitive Romantic hero.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1816
- Dimensions
- Image: 44.7 × 40.2 cm (17 5/8 × 15 7/8 in.); Sheet: 55.9 × 44.2 cm (22 1/16 × 17 7/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
Artist
Printmaking
Comte de Charles Philibert Lasteyrie du Saillant
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Record
Verified by WattsOS- Year
- 1816
- Dimensions
- Image: 44.7 × 40.2 cm (17 5/8 × 15 7/8 in.); Sheet: 55.9 × 44.2 cm (22 1/16 × 17 7/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1816-100620
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified