Carter, the Colorman, ca. 1680, Red chalk heightened

Carter, the Colorman, ca. 1680, Red chalk heightened with touches of black chalk and graphite, sheet: 10 1/4 x 8 in. (26 x 20.3 cm), Drawings, Charles Beale (British, London 1660-1714 London), Charles Beale II's remarkable red chalk studies of family members and friends, although not intended for a public audience, comprise this portrait and miniature painter's most distinguished legacy. Here, he depicts a purveyor of artist's materials and friend of the artist's family, using tight, incisive strokes of waxy red chalk strengthened with black chalk and graphite

1680 Beale Purveyor

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