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Head of a Youth

Drawing
late 16th century (made)
Place of origin

Drawing, Head of a youth, with an open mouth, Italian, late 16th century.


Object details

Object type
TitleHead of a Youth (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Red chalk on pale brown paper
Brief description
Drawing, Head of a youth, with an open mouth, Italian, late 16th century.
Dimensions
  • Length: 101mm
  • Width: 104mm
Style
Bibliographic reference
Ward-Jackson, Peter, Italian Drawings Volume I. 14th-16th century, London, 1979, p. 242. The text is as follows: SCHOOL UNKNOWN: late 16th century 571 Head of a youth, with open mouth Red chalk on pale brown paper; the top corners cut away 4 x 4 1/8 (101 x 104) D.1090-1900 PROVENANCE Dalton Bequest 1900 LITERATURE Dalton Catalogue, p. 21 (as anonymous)
Collection
Accession number
D.1090-1900

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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