Close Looking: Charles Samuel Keene's Self-Portrait

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If you have ever tried to draw yourself or a loved one, you know how challenging it is to get it right. On the drawing of 1845, Self-Portrait, by Charles Samuel Keene, Senior Curator of Drawings, Julian Brooks, shows you the meticulous drawing techniques that Keene used to produce a vibrant and dramatic image of himself at the age of about 20.
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