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Study of a Man's Head in Profile


(Back of head, with thick hair showing only left ear and part of cheek)
William Morris Hunt (American, 1824–1879)
1843–55

Medium/Technique Charcoal on brown paper
Dimensions Sheet (irregular): 58.3 x 48.0 cm (22 15/16 x 18 7/8 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Miss Helen M. Knowlton
Accession Number84.289
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsDrawings

DescriptionMade while studying in Paris.
Hunt was in Paris from 1847-1855 (or perhaps as early as 1843).
ProvenanceHelen M. Knowlton; gift to MFA, 1884.