Portrait of a Young Man
Medium
Black chalk, stumped, heightened with white. Framing line in pen and brown ink.
Dimensions
15 1/8 x 14 13/16 in. (38.4 x 37.7 cm) Diameter of circle containing portrait: 30.2 cm
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harry G. Sperling Fund, 1984
Accession Number
1984.322
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the intimate world of early 19th-century portrait with *Portrait of a Young Man* by Fulchran Jean Harriet, in 1802. This exquisite drawing captures the subject within a circular format (30.2 cm in diameter), set on a rectangular sheet measuring 15 1/8 x 14 13/16 inches (38.4 x 37.7 cm). Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Department of Drawings and Prints, was acquired through the Harry G. Sper Fund in 1984. Harriet masterfully employs black chalk, skillfully stumped to create soft, tonal gradations that lend depth and realism to the young man's features. Highlights in white ...