Fist holding a pole, eyeball in corner; verso: Head and shoulders of a young girl
DrawingsAmerican19th century

Fist holding a pole, eyeball in corner; verso: Head and shoulders of a young girl

1817?

Artists

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

Dimensions

16.5 x 14.2 cm (6 1/2 x 5 9/16 in.)

Provenance

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

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