PrintsFrench18th century

Six Heads

1739

Artists

Johann Georg WilleArtist

Classification

Prints

Technique

Etching and drypoint

Culture

French

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

Image: 6.7 × 16.8 cm (2 5/8 × 6 5/8 in.) 7.5 × 17.6 cm (2 15/16 × 6 15/16 in.) Sheet: 8.5 × 18.4 cm (3 3/8 × 7 1/4 in.)

Provenance

John Witt Randall, bequest to his sister. Belinda Lull Randall, gift to Harvard University, 1892. sister of John Witt Randall

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