The Ungrateful Son
1770
chalk
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1770
chalk
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This sketch shows a man’s head and shoulders turned slightly away. His curly hair is drawn in quick, loose strokes. The paper is brown, and the artist used red chalk for the lines, leaving some marks visible where the chalk pressed hard. The artist focused on the man’s expression and hair texture, using rough lines to show movement. The framing line in black ink looks like it was added later to finish the drawing. Look up Greuze, Jean-Baptiste to see more of his work.
![Head of a Man [recto]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/d6e68ba78da40efa/thumb.webp)
