Three Eyes; Man's Head and Shoulders, for "Belshazzar's Feast"
DrawingsAmerican19th century

Three Eyes; Man's Head and Shoulders, for "Belshazzar's Feast"

1820 - 1821

Artists

Washington AllstonArtist
Classification
Drawings
Medium
Black and white chalk on blue-gray wove paper
Culture
American
Century
19th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Drawings

Dimensions

25.3 x 19.8 cm (9 15/16 x 7 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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