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Half-Length Portrait Study of a Woman Wearing a Cap and Pearl Earrings

Joseph van Akenca. 1740–60

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States

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Title: Half-Length Portrait Study of a Woman Wearing a Cap and Pearl Earrings
Creator: Joseph van Aken
Date Created: ca. 1740–60
Physical Dimensions: sheet: 12 3/4 x 10 1/4 in. (32.4 x 26.1 cm)
Type: Drawing
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/366766
Medium: Black and white chalk, brown ink and graphite on blue laid paper, squared in graphite
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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