Head of an Old Man
DrawingsItalian, Venetian18th century

Head of an Old Man

18th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist
Classification
Drawings
Medium
Charcoal on blue antique laid paper
Culture
Italian, Venetian
Century
18th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Drawings

Dimensions

23.2 x 14.4 cm (9 1/8 x 5 11/16 in.)

Provenance

Robert Gilmor, Jr., Baltimore, MD; to his estate, 1848; to probably Gardner L. Chandler, Salem, MA; to John Witt Randall, Boston, MA, bequest; to his sister Belinda L. Randall, 1892, gift; to Harvard University, 1892.

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