Female Head and Torso, Draped; verso: blank page

DrawingsBritish19th century

Female Head and Torso, Draped; verso: blank page

19th century

Artists

Edward Burne-JonesArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite on heavy cream wove paper

Culture

British

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

13.4 x 9.4 cm (5 1/4 x 3 11/16 in.)

Provenance

Philip Burne-Jones, by descent from father, Edward Burne-Jones, sold at Sotheby's, London, 1926. Sale date: November 10, 1926 Sotheby's, London, from Philip Burne-Jones, sold at auction, 1926. Sale, November 10, 1926, lot 96. Miss Gray, sold to Grenville L. Winthrop. Sold through Martin Birnbaum. Grenville Lindall Winthrop, New York, acquired from Miss Gray, 1928, gift to Fogg, 1943. Acquired through Martin Birnbaum.

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