Head of a Young Man (recto) — Gaetano Gandolfi. Head of a Young Man (recto), 1780s. The Cleveland Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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Head of a Young Man (recto)

by Gaetano Gandolfi

Also known as: Head of a Boy

Inscriptions

upper right, in black ink: [A?] 15. [underlined]

Provenance

[Herbert N. Bier]; Louise S. Richards

Exhibition history

Bolognese Drawings in North American Collections, 1500-1800. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.,, Canada (organizer).

Quick Overview

Artist: Gaetano Gandolfi (Italian, 1734–1802)
Date: 1780s
Medium: black chalk with red chalk, heightened with traces of white chalk (black and red chalk stumped in places)
Dimensions: Sheet: 43.6 x 31.5 cm (17 3/16 x 12 3/8 in.)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawing
Department: Drawings
Credit line: Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection
Accession no.: 1980.116.a

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Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.

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