DrawingsFlemish17th century

Two Studies of Heads

17th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black chalk and touches of white chalk on light tan paper

Culture

Flemish

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

32.9 × 40.9 cm (12 15/16 × 16 1/8 in.)

Provenance

[Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co., London, 1 December 1983, lot 22], sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1983.

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