DrawingsBritish19th century

Head of Wilfred Robert John Hawtrey, aged 18 months (study for "The Blessed Damozel")

1876

Artists

Dante Gabriel RossettiArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black chalk on pale green wove paper

Culture

British

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

40.9 x 29.2 cm (16 1/8 x 11 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Presumably the Rev. H.C. Hawtrey (1820-1906; father of the sitter) and family, including Henry Hawtrey (1882-1961). [P. Polak] sold; through [Christie's, London, June 8, 1962, lot 13], sold to [Matthiesen, London], sold; to Fogg Art Museum, 1963

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