Study of a Head

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A realistic left side profile, head and shoulders study of Charles Napier Hemy, a middle-aged man with short dark hair, heavy dark moustache and a small beard. The shoulders and background are unfinished, this is because the work is a study rather than the finished article.
Title

Study of a Head

Date

1879

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 51 x W 40.8 cm

Accession number

1882.8

Acquisition method

transferred from the Royal Manchester Institution, 1882

Work type

Painting

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