DrawingsBritish19th century

Head of a Woman; verso: sketch of female head

1880

Artists

Simeon SolomonArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black, blue, and red crayon, graphite, and white opaque watercolor on cream wove paper; verso: graphite

Culture

British

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

35.2 × 25.1 cm (13 7/8 × 9 7/8 in.)

Provenance

[Martin Birnbaum, New York] sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, August 1, 1928, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1942

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