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Portrait of a Man Turned to the Left, by Jan Chalon, ink, 1790

Portrait of a Man Turned to the Left

Jan Chalon

1790

ink

paper

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Romanticism 18th Century Portrait

Dominant colour

Portrait of a Man Turned to the Left is a 1790 ink by Jan Chalon, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?
Jan Chalon
When & what style?
1790 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?
National Gallery of Art

About this work

This sketch shows a man’s face turned slightly to the left. His hair is wild and curly, and his expression is serious. The lines are loose and scratchy, almost like quick pencil strokes. The artist used a technique called drypoint to make the marks—tiny grooves in the metal plate that hold ink. This lets you see the texture of the lines up close. Look up etching to see how it works.

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