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Charles-Louis-Lucien Müller, Head of a Bearded Gentleman, early 1860s, NGA 150751

Charles-Louis-Lucien Müller

Charles-Louis-Lucien Müller, Head of a Bearded Gentleman, early 1860s, NGA 150751 — Charles-Louis-Lucien Müller
Face & Portrait ★★☆ Intermediate

What you practise here

Pencil/sanguine portrait: likeness and facial chiaroscuro

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.

Other artworks to study

Charles-Louis-Lucien Müller, Head and Hand of a Man Throwing Dice, early 1860s, NGA 150753 Charles-Louis-Lucien Müller, Head and Hand of a Man Throwing Dice, early 1860s, NGA 150753 Marie Emilie Coignet de Courson (1716–1806) with a Dog Marie Emilie Coignet de Courson (1716–1806) with a Dog Study of Eleven Heads Study of Eleven Heads Portrait of a Young Man Portrait of a Young Man Study of Two Heads Study of Two Heads Bust of a Youth Looking to Upper Left (recto); Study of Drapery (verso) Bust of a Youth Looking to Upper Left (recto); Study of Drapery (verso)