1828
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Head of an Old Woman (Tête de vielle dame) is a 1828 ink by Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white drawing of a woman’s face wrapped in a shawl. The lines are rough and scratchy, like quick sketches piled up. Her eyes are wide open, but her expression feels tired or serious. The artist used a method called lithography, where the image is drawn directly on a smooth stone. This explains the sketchy, uneven look—it’s not painted but printed. Next, look up lithography to see how it works.
Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet was a French painter and printmaker, more especially of military subjects.
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