Artist unknown (French, early 19th century)
printed by Comte de Charles Philibert Lasteyrie du Saillant (French, 1759-1849)
Expressive Head
INV-3972
Artist unknown (French, early 19th century)
printed by Comte de Charles Philibert Lasteyrie du Saillant (French, 1759-1849)1816/18
Expressive Head
Artist unknown (French, early 19th century) printed by Comte de Charles Philibert Lasteyrie du Saillant (French, 1759-1849) →lithographprint
Date
1816/18
Medium
Lithograph in black on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 44.7 × 40.2 cm (17 5/8 × 15 7/8 in.); Sheet: 55.9 × 44.2 cm (22 1/16 × 17 7/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Harold Joachim Purchase Fund
Monumental in scale, but intimate in its arresting gaze, this experimental lithographic study of a young man does not specifically depict any of Le Brun’s passions. The subject’s over-the-shoulder glance expresses a hint of surprise, and a slightly raised eyebrow possibly betrays a guarded sense of longing. The unknown sitter’s luxuriant hair, smooth cheeks, and poetic costume likewise mark him as sensitive Romantic hero.
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