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Head of a Boy, for "Sketch of a Shepherd Boy"

DrawingsAmerican19th century

Head of a Boy, for "Sketch of a Shepherd Boy"

c. 1835

Artists

Washington AllstonArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite on ivory wove paper

Culture

American

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

6.4 x 7.5 cm (2 1/2 x 2 15/16 in.)

Provenance

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

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