DrawingsAmerican19th century

Two Profiles of Female Heads

1817 - 1829

Artists

Washington AllstonArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite on cream wove; brown ink on cream wove adhered to main support

Culture

American

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

10.8 x 16.1 cm (4 1/4 x 6 5/16 in.) Sheet of cream wove paper adhered to left side of main support: 8.6 x 4 cm (3 3/8 x 1 9/16 in.)

Provenance

To the artist's wife Martha Dana Allston at his death, 1843; to the Washington Allston Trust, 1862.

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