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Pencil drawing of a young person's head in profile, hair under a loose wrap, slight smile, with soft shading on a stained cream sheet.

Physiognomy Expressing Weakness and Affectation, after Schmutzer

A graphite drawing of a head in three-quarter profile, a young person with hair swept up under a loose cloth wrap and a slightly parted, smiling mouth. Soft shading models the cheek and neck, and the drapery at the shoulders is rendered in loose hatched lines against the aged, stained paper.

Artist
Jakob Matthias Schmutzer
Date
c. 1789
Medium
Portrait drawings Graphite drawings Drawings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3048 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1794.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection