Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of a Young Man

Date

c. 1865–1875

Medium

charcoal with stumping, heightened with white chalk

Culture

France, 19th century

Department

Drawings

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

The anonymity of artist and sitter by no means lessens the appeal of this portrait. The distinct lighting from the right suggests the artificial illumination of an interior. Perhaps this portrait of a youthful, dapper man is one of the many that young artists in training typically made in the studios of their fellows. It could be, on the other hand, a self-portrait made by a young man carefully examining himself in a mirror.

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