Head of a Man, Left Profile — Jacques-Louis David

Jacques-Louis David

Head of a Man, Left Profile

c. 1810

Dating
Approximate date range
Held at
Art Institute of Chicago
Medium
Graphite, with traces of black chalk, on off-white laid paper, edge mounted on cream wove paper
Dimensions
21 × 16.5 cm (8 5/16 × 6 1/2 in.)
Collection no.
1961.393.37
Attribution
By the artist
Image rights
CC0 1.0License details

Jacques-Louis David. Head of a Man, Left Profile. Art Institute of Chicago. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

Collection: Art Institute of Chicago

About this artwork

Head of a Man, Left Profile — Jacques-Louis David. c. 1810.

Medium: Graphite, with traces of black chalk, on off-white laid paper, edge mounted on cream wove paper. Dimensions: 21 × 16.5 cm (8 5/16 × 6 1/2 in.).

Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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