Portrait of a Young Boy (recto); Studies of the Head and Shoulders of a Boy and of a Hand (verso)

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Portrait of a Young Boy (recto); Studies of the Head and Shoulders of a Boy and of a Hand (verso)

Jean-François Millet (French, 1814–1875)

1846–48

Medium/Technique Black conté crayon on rose-gray laid paper

Dimensions 26.8 x 21.3 cm (10 9/16 x 8 3/8 in.)

Credit Line Gift of Mrs. John Templeman Coolidge

Accession Number46.595

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsDrawings

We do not know the name of this young man, but his wary expression, jaunty costume, and cap tipped to the side suggest that he is an urban youth, who probably sat for Millet in Paris.

Catalogue Raisonné Murphy 004; Murphy 5

DescriptionOn verso: Studies of the Head and Shoulders of a Boy and of a Hand, black conté crayon, heightened with white conté crayon on paper, about 1845-46

ProvenanceEstate stamp (Lugt 1460); Hôtel Drouot Sale, 30 November, 1882, lot 66; Mrs. J. Templeman Coolidge, Boston; acquired June 1946