DrawingsFrench16th century

Head of a Man

16th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite on off-white antique laid paper, laid down, framing lines in graphite

Culture

French

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

8.6 x 4.6 cm (3 3/8 x 1 13/16 in.)

Provenance

John Davidson, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1965, inv. no. 1965.29

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