Portrait of Théodore Ballu
Isidore Pils|Théodore Ballu · French|French
Date: 1842
Medium: Graphite
Dimensions: 5 7/8 x 5 1/4 in. (15.0 x 13.3 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Themes: Men, Pipes, Portraits, Smoking
Gift of Mark Brady, in honor of Jacob Bean, 1992
Date range
1842 – 1842
Largest dimension
13.3 cm
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