# Head of a Bearded Elder [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [PAJOU, Augustin]() - Date: 1751-1800 - Technique: Terracotta, height 55 cm ## Commentary Pajou created several character studies of old men, unconnected with other projects and not portraits. The present study is a vivid description of a bearded older man who stares ahead with a fierce expression. The brows jut so far out that the sculptor must have intended them to cast the eyes in shadow, adding to the sense of menace. ## Related artworks - [Bas-relief]() - [Bas-relief]() - [Bust of Louis XVI]() - [Bust of Madame du Barry]() - [Head of a Bearded Old Man]() - [Hubert Robert]() - [Madame de Wailly \(detail\)]() - [Madame de Wailly]() - [Mantel clock]() - [Psyche Abandoned]() - [The Princess of Hesse-Homburg as Minerva]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()