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The image shows an upper-body profile of a person facing right, with their face turned slightly towards the viewer. The person is captured in profile with visible expressive features; deep wrinkles are notable. Their hair is short and combed back. They are wearing a light-colored garment with buttons down the front. The person holds a thin string or wire in one hand, which extends towards their face and connects to a small object held by another hand, suggesting a pair of spectacles or glasses being maneuvered. The background is plain and neutral, and the image has a soft, sepia tone.

Gaiety expressed by the ideas of lustfulness, cynicism and lewdness

Guillaume-Benjamin-Amant Duchenne (de Boulogne) (French, 1806 - 1875)

1854-1856, printed 1862 · albumen silver print

National Gallery of Art · Edward E. MacCrone Fund

Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0)

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