SculptureBritish18th century
Group of portraits framed together
18th century
Artists
James TassieArtist
William TassieArtist
Description
Five heads in profile arranged in an oval wooden frame with gold leaf.
Dimensions
framed: 24.45 x 20.64 x 1.91 cm (9 5/8 x 8 1/8 x 3/4 in.)
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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