DrawingsFrench17th century

Five Grotesque Heads

17th century

Artists

Pierre PugetArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black chalk on cream antique laid paper

Culture

French

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

29.7 x 20.8 cm (11 11/16 x 8 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Philip and Frances L. Hofer, Cambridge, Massachusetts; bequest of Frances L. Hofer; Fogg Art Museum, 1979

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