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Head of a Soothsayer, for "Belshazzar's Feast" | Harvard Art Museums | KenAI

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Head of a Soothsayer, for "Belshazzar's Feast"

Head of a Soothsayer, for "Belshazzar's Feast"

DrawingsAmerican19th century

Head of a Soothsayer, for "Belshazzar's Feast"

1839 - 1843

Artists

Washington AllstonArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black ink on heavy blue wove paper

Culture

American

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

9.5 x 7.8 cm (3 3/4 x 3 1/16 in.)

Provenance

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

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