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Head of Dido, for "Dido and Anna"

DrawingsAmerican19th century

Head of Dido, for "Dido and Anna"

1808

Artists

Washington AllstonArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite on off-white wove paper

Culture

American

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

10.4 x 12.3 cm (4 1/8 x 4 13/16 in.)

Provenance

To the artist's wife Martha Dana Allston at his death, 1843; to the Washington Allston Trust, 1862.

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