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Head study of a young girl (by George Romney)

George Romney · 18th centurydate QS:P,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/7

Head study of a young girl (by George Romney) — George Romney
Face & Portrait ★★☆ Intermediate

What you practise here

Head construction: axes, planes and facial proportions

Start from the skull as a ball, place the brow line and the centre line, then check the thirds of the face before any detail. Compare angles, not features.

Draw this — free, no account Museum source

Public-domain artwork from a museum collection, reproduced for study. 100% real art — 0% AI.

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