Five Grotesque Heads
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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