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The image displays a detailed drawing of a person's head and shoulders in profile view, facing the left. The facial features are soft with a slightly neutral expression, and the long, voluminous hair is styled in loose curls that frame the face and extend down past the neck. The person depicted lacks visible clothing details as the image concentrates on the head and hair. The setting around the person is neutral, with a plain background that emphasizes the intricate pencil work of the portrait. There are no visible accessories or objects held by the person in this drawing.
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Etude

Théo van Rysselberghe (Belgian, 1862 - 1926)

1895

Medium
lithograph printed in gray on gray-green paper
Classification
Print
Culture
Belgian
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection, gift in memory of Virginia H. Jackson
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its museum says too little about what it shows to place it for younger viewers. How works are placed

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