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Study of a Head
Charles Parrocel (1688-1752), black, red, and white chalk, c. 1737
Charles Parrocel was a cavalryman in his younger years and thus knew the military world inside out. This served him in good stead in his later career as a painter of battle scenes, for which the sheet on view here served as a preparatory drawing. Using the trois crayons technique, Parrocel deftly drew the averted head – in profil perdu – of a French officer, as indicated by the tricorne and wig.
- Artwork typedrawing
- Object numberRP-T-1967-42
- Dimensionsheight 176 mm x width 145 mm
- Physical characteristicsrood, zwart en wit krijt op grijs papier