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Study Of Head Of An Old Man by William Dyce
Study for the central figure for 'The Baptism of King Ethelbert'
Study Of Head Of An Old Man by William Dyce
Study Of Head Of An Old Man by William Dyce

Study for the central figure for 'The Baptism of King Ethelbert'

Artist (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1806 - 1864)
Date1846
Mediumcharcoal on paper
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
DimensionsOverall: Height: 30.5 cm, Width: 22.9 cm
Frame: Height: 47.8 cm, Width: 36.5 cm
AcquisitionBequeathed in 1940 by Miss Ella C Dyce.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG003223
About MeThis charcoal sketch is one of several studies that Dyce made for the central figure of a monk in the fresco 'The Baptism of King Ethelbert'. There is an almost identical version of the same figure in the collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum. The V&A sketch, also executed in charcoal, is of a similar size and is inscribed 'central figure in fresco House of Lords, 1846'. However, although the features of the subject are identical to the one in this sketch, the figure's head is bowed slightly and the eyes are downcast.
More About Me
Some name, some beard, and what piercing eyes; although a comb for the hair wouldn't go amiss!