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

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/TechniqueBlack conté crayon on rose-gray laid paper
Dimensions26.8 x 21.3 cm (10 9/16 x 8 3/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. John Templeman Coolidge
Accession number46.595
On View
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ClassificationsDrawings
Description
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.
ProvenanceEstate stamp (Lugt 1460); Hôtel Drouot Sale, 30 November, 1882, lot 66; Mrs. J. Templeman Coolidge, Boston; acquired June 1946