Head of a Woman (Study for "Roman Widow")
DrawingsBritish19th century

Head of a Woman (Study for "Roman Widow")

1874

Artists

Dante Gabriel RossettiArtist
Classification
Drawings
Medium
Colored chalk on white paper
Culture
British
Century
19th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Drawings

Dimensions

actual: 64.77 x 52.07 cm (25 1/2 x 20 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Gift of Grenville L. Winthrop, Class of 1886

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