Louis-Léopold Boilly - 5 self-portraits by Louis-Léopold Boilly

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Charcoal study of five male heads in varied profiles, some wearing round spectacles, on a buff background.

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A study sheet of several male heads drawn in black chalk and heightened with white on a buff ground, arranged at different angles and profiles. Several of the sitters wear round wire spectacles, and their high white cravats and dark coats are rendered with soft tonal shading.

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