Profile of a Man in Black Chalk
A black chalk drawing of a man's head in left-facing profile, with short wavy hair, a straight nose, and a firm mouth set against a plain off-white ground. Soft tonal shading models the cheek, ear, and neck, and a faint mark appears in the lower right corner.
- Artist
- Jacques Louis David
- Date
- c. 1810
- Medium
- Black chalk, with touches of black crayon, on off-white laid paper, edge mounted on cream wove card
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 2242 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1815).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Helen Regenstein Collection