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Drawing, Portrait of a Man

This is a Drawing. It was created by Jean-Baptiste Joseph Wicar. It is dated 1803–06 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is graphite on off-white laid paper mounted on blue wove paper (counterproof). It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.

Its dimensions are

Mount: 21.7 x 152 cm (8 9/16 x 59 13/16 in.) Sheet: 21.5 x 14.9 cm (8 7/16 x 5 7/8 in.)

It is signed

Lower right in pen and gray ink: Wicar

It is inscribed

Lower right in pen and gray ink: Wicar

Cite this object as

Drawing, Portrait of a Man; Jean-Baptiste Joseph Wicar (French, 1762 – 1834); France; graphite on off-white laid paper mounted on blue wove paper (counterproof); Mount: 21.7 x 152 cm (8 9/16 x 59 13/16 in.) Sheet: 21.5 x 14.9 cm (8 7/16 x 5 7/8 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-7046

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