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The image shows an engraved portrait of a man in profile facing right. He has distinguished facial features and appears older. The man wears a textured hat covering most of his head, with curly hair visible around the edges. He wears a garment with a fur collar. The portrait is in a circular frame with a ribbon at the top. Below the portrait is a textual inscription with the man's name, Charles Henri de Heineken, and additional descriptive titles. The background has a textured pattern.
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Charles Henri de Heineken

Augustin de Saint-Aubin (French, 1736 - 1807)

1770

Medium
engraving over etching on laid paper
Classification
Print
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 20.5 x 15 cm (8 1/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Culture
French
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Gift of John O'Brien
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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