DrawingsFrench19th century

Head of a Grinning Man

19th century

Artists

Honoré-Victorin DaumierArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown-black ink on beige modern laid paper

Culture

French

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

16.8 x 13.5 cm (6 5/8 x 5 5/16 in.)

Provenance

H. Rouart. [Eugene Blot]. [Scott & Fowles, New York], sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York, 1924, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

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