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Self-Portrait by Louis Gallait — VisualArtsDB

Self-Portrait

Self-Portrait

1843

Medium: Black conte crayon, colored chalks, and pastel on ivory wove paper laid down on cream wove card
Dimensions: Primary: 16.8 × 11.2 cm (6 5/8 × 4 7/16 in.); Secondary: 23.5 × 17.5 cm (9 5/16 × 6 15/16 in.)
Genre: crayon
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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drawings (visual works)crayonprints and drawingpaper (fiber product)