DrawingsBritish19th century

Head of a Girl

1880

Artists

Simeon SolomonArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

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

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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