character head

noun

noun

Art, Arts An artwork depicting a person's head with a distinct, sometimes grotesque facial expression.

But for some unaccountable reason the canvas which clings most vividly to the visitor's memory was a character head of a Russian peasant. Such a sympathetic rendition of a picturesque character! Such color! And such an unconscious abandon of handling!1895, The Art Interchange, volume 34, page 46:

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