Profile Portrait of a Man, 18th century. Attributed to Louis Rolland Trinquesse (French, c. 1746–c. 1800). Black chalk counterproof; sheet: x cm (8 x 6 7/8 in.). This portrait bust is a counterproof: the reverse image of a composition, made by placing blank paper on top of a drawing and transferring the design with pressure. Eighteenth-century artists frequently made counterproofs of their drawings to replicate their work. This process also enabled them to experience how their images would appear if they were reproduced as prints.

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Size: 2962px × 3400px
Photo credit: © CMA/BOT / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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