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Portrait of a Youth (verso)
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Portrait of a Youth (verso)
Portrait of a Youth (verso)
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
Portrait of a Youth (verso)
Date
c.1750-51 (undated)
Medium
Black chalk on thin cream paper
Dimensions
Metric: 162 x 154 mm
Imperial: 6 3/8 x 6 in.
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Collection
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California. To license image, click here.
Accession Number
77.20
Wilson Online Reference
D26/2
Provenance
Fry Gallery, London; purchased by the Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, 1977
Signature/inscription
Unsigned; no inscription
Related Drawings
D26/1
Portrait of a Youth (recto)
, The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
Critical commentary
This drawing is hitherto unpublished. To the lower left is a faint inverted profile study of a man's nose and chin.
Condition/Conservation
Good condition. This drawing is adhered to the back of D26/1
Portrait of a Youth
on a separate sheet.
Work of Art
Drawings
Wilson,
Portrait of a Youth (recto)
, The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens