DrawingsDutch18th century

Study of the Interior of a Head

18th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Hendrick GoltziusPrevious attribution

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite on parchment

Culture

Dutch

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

9 × 6.8 cm (3 9/16 × 2 11/16 in.)

Provenance

Maida and George Abrams, Boston, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1983.

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