Portrait of a Young Man 1860
valentinecameronprinsep
minneapolisinstituteofart
drawing, graphite-on-paper
pencil drawn
drawing
facial expression drawing
light pencil work
pencil sketch
graphite-on-paper
portrait reference
pencil drawing
england
animal drawing portrait
portrait drawing
pencil work
portrait art
"Portrait of a Young Man" is a pencil drawing created in 1860 by Valentine Cameron Prinsep, a prominent British artist. The artwork depicts a close-up portrait of a young man, capturing his likeness with meticulous detail. The subtle shading and contours of the drawing create a sense of realism, highlighting the subject's youthful features and introspective gaze. The drawing is currently housed at the Minneapolis Institute of Art and serves as a testament to Prinsep's skillful use of graphite to convey emotion and personality in portraiture.
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This drawing is a rediscovery. Its authorship had been forgotten, but an exhibition label on the back of the old frame provided the clue that led to records at the University of Connecticut. There we discovered that this portrait is by the British artist Val Prinsep. Dated December 7, 1860, it was executed when the artist was living in Rome. The sitter in the portrait does not resemble any of Prinsep's known travel companions in Italy—such as the painters Edward Burne-Jones or Jacques Emile Edouard Brandon, or the poet Robert Browning—but perhaps the young man will one day be identified, most likely among Prinsep's many fellow student artists in Rome.
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