Head of a Woman

Anonymous1600s

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Title: Head of a Woman
Creator: Anonymous
Date Created: 1600s
Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 23 x 16 cm (9 1/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
Provenance: Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. Lee, Cleveland, Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. Lee, Cleveland
Type: Drawing
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1970.359
Medium: black and red chalk over graphite, heightened with white chalk (with additions? in yellow and orange pastel?)
Inscriptions: Inscription on back of frame (now removed and lost?): Mme. Bouchaud Soupique "a Flemish Bellange" but most likely by Claude Vignon (SEL) [according to departmental catalog sheet]
Department: Drawings
Culture: France, 17th century
Credit Line: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. Lee for the fiftieth anniversary of The Print Club of Cleveland
Collection: DR - French
Accession Number: 1970.359

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