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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 light blue laid paper. 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

Overall: 22.2 x 15.9 cm (8 3/4 x 6 1/4 in.)

It has the following markings

watermark: Horn [Churchill 331]

Cite this object as

Drawing, Portrait of a Man; Jean-Baptiste Joseph Wicar (French, 1762 – 1834); France; graphite on light blue laid paper; Overall: 22.2 x 15.9 cm (8 3/4 x 6 1/4 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-7047

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