Artwork
A Boy Wearing a Military Cap
A Boy Wearing a Military Cap is a chalk drawing by the Baroque artist French 18th Century. It dates from 1750 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
- Inscription
- Inscribed:on mount by later hand, upper right verso in ball-point pen: Hubert Drousais; on mount by later hand, lower left vero in graphite: 2/0334/41 1/2; on mount by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: D 30377
- Markings
- Marked:B (Baer coll., Lugt undescribed); GGL (Lugt undescribed)
About this work
Overview
A Boy Wearing a Military Cap is a drawing created with black chalk and white highlights on blue paper.
Subject & Meaning
The drawing depicts a boy's face with curly hair, wearing a dark cap with a flat brim, conveying a serious expression through subtle facial features.
Technique & Style
The artist employed black chalk and white highlights on blue-tinted paper, using delicate touches to capture the boy's features, with the dark lines standing out against the blue background.
Artist & collection
Artist
An anonymous French hand of the late 18th century made portrait paintings and etched prints.
