Head of a Woman, for "Belshazzar's Feast"
DrawingsAmerican19th century

Head of a Woman, for "Belshazzar's Feast"

c. 1829

Artists

Washington AllstonArtist
Classification
Drawings
Medium
Red chalk on ivory wove paper
Culture
American
Century
19th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Drawings

Dimensions

15 x 19.8 cm (5 7/8 x 7 13/16 in.)

Provenance

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

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