Head of an old man with a beard, print, printmaker: Dirck de Bray, Netherlands, 1645 - 1694, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone, height 53 mm x width 43 mm, old man, A faded pencil or charcoal sketch on textured off-white paper showing a close-up of an elderly man's face and upper torso with a long beard and wavy hair, rendered with soft, sketchy lines and smudging; the man's eyes are partially visible beneath bushy brows and his facial features are suggested by darker strokes and shading, while the surrounding paper shows light stains, spots, and areas of rubbing that blur parts of the drawing.
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Head of an old man with a beard, print, printmaker: Dirck de Bray, Netherlands, 1645 - 1694, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone, height 53 mm x width 43 mm, old man, A faded pencil or charcoal sketch on textured off-white paper showing a close-up of an elderly man's face and upper torso with a long beard and wavy hair, rendered with soft, sketchy lines and smudging; the man's eyes are partially visible beneath bushy brows and his facial features are suggested by darker strokes and shading, while the surrounding paper shows light stains, spots, and areas of rubbing that blur parts of the drawing.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A82_138

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Head old man beard print printmaker Dirck de Bray Netherlands 1645 - 1694 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique plate tone height 53 mm x width 43 mm faded pencil charcoal sketch textured off-white paper showing close-up elderly man's face upper torso long beard wavy hair rendered soft sketchy lines smudging man's eyes partially visible beneath bushy brows facial features suggested darker strokes shading surrounding paper light stains spots areas rubbing blur parts drawing

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