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Head of a Woman in Profile (George Sand)

1833

Pierre-Jean David d'Angers

(French, 1788–1856)
Culture
France, 19th century
Medium
graphite
Support
Ivory wove paper, discolored
Measurements
Sheet: 20.6 x 15.8 cm (8 1/8 x 6 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Painting and Drawing Society of The Cleveland Museum of Art 2000.40
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David d'Angers aimed to create a series of portraits in sculpture that would capture all of the outstanding men and women of his time. This drawing relates to a medallion portrait of the writer George Sand, the pseudonym adopted by a woman named Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dupin so that she could publish her work. David d'Angers captured his sitter's independence sympathetically, as she stares forward and upward, as if seen in thought.
A vertically oriented graphite drawing on paper depicts a woman's head and neck in profile, facing right. Her dark hair is swept back into a bun topped with a light-colored bow, revealing her ear. Fine diagonal hatching shades her forehead, cheek, and straight nose. Below the chin, the portrait fades into a light outline. A handwritten signature with decorative swirls is positioned in the bottom left corner.

Head of a Woman in Profile (George Sand)

1833

Pierre-Jean David d'Angers

(French, 1788–1856)
France, 19th century

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