DrawingsItalian, Venetian18th century

Head Studies (recto and verso)

18th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink, gray-brown wash, and black chalk on blue antique laid paper; verso: brown ink and black chalk

Culture

Italian, Venetian

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

19.1 x 17.6 cm (7 1/2 x 6 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Robert Gilmor, Jr., Baltimore, MD; to his estate, 1848; to probably Gardner L. Chandler, Salem, MA; to John Witt Randall, Boston, MA, bequest; to his sister Belinda L. Randall, 1892, gift; to Harvard University, 1892.

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