
Portrait of a Man
Keyser, Thomas de · Dutch
1657
- Medium
- black chalk on vellum
- Classification
- Drawing
- Period
- 1651 to 1700
- Image size
- 3266 × 4627px
Description
The image depicts a portrait drawing of a man's upper body. The man is positioned in a three-quarter view, looking directly at the viewer with a composed expression. He has distinctive facial features including a wide forehead, arched eyebrows, deep-set eyes, a pointed mustache, and a slightly curly beard. His medium-length, curly hair frames his face. He is dressed in a dark garment with a wide, white lace-trimmed collar, and there is a hanging piece of string or tassel on his clothing. The background is plain with a textured appearance suggesting the medium of pencil or charcoal.
Rights & Source
Open access image from the National Gallery of Art, released under its open access program. Metadata via the NGA Open Data Program (CC0).