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Portrait of a peasant man. Three-quarter portrait of a young man who glances towards the viewer from beneath a wide-brimmed hat. He has a faint moustache. Burnished highlights create a dramatic chiaroscuro effect. Mezzotint with some etched hatching for shaded areas around the head
Aberystwyth University School of Art Museum and Galleries
Aberystwyth
Title
Head of a Peasant
Date
1882
Medium
Etching and etched mezzotint in dark sepia on Japanese laid paper
Accession number
PR1938
Work type
Aberystwyth University School of Art Museum and Galleries
School of Art, Museum & Gallery, Buarth Mawr, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 1NG Wales
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