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1938

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Drawing, Portrait of a Man, Giuseppe Valadier, 1825–27

This is a Drawing. It was created by Jean-Baptiste Joseph Wicar and sitter: Giuseppe Valadier. It is dated 1825–27 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is graphite on off-white laid paper mounted on tan wove paper. ruled lines in ink on mount.. 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: 25.6 x 18.9 cm (10 1/16 x 7 7/16 in.) Sheet: 21.9 x 15.2 cm (8 5/8 x 6 in.)

It is signed

In graphite lower left on mount: Wicar

It is inscribed

Recto: Upper left in graphite: "6" Verso: At bottom of sheet in graphite: Louis XVIII par Wicar

Cite this object as

Drawing, Portrait of a Man, Giuseppe Valadier, 1825–27; Jean-Baptiste Joseph Wicar (French, 1762 – 1834); Sitter: Giuseppe Valadier (Italian, 1762–1839); France; graphite on off-white laid paper mounted on tan wove paper. ruled lines in ink on mount.; Mount: 25.6 x 18.9 cm (10 1/16 x 7 7/16 in.) Sheet: 21.9 x 15.2 cm (8 5/8 x 6 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-7044

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