DrawingsFrench18th century

Head of an Apostle

1744

Artists

Etienne ParrocelArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Red chalk on cream antique laid paper

Culture

French

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

actual: 38.8 x 27 cm (15 1/4 x 10 5/8 in.)

Provenance

Marcel Puech. collector's mark in black ink at lower left corner: MP (not in Lugt) Christie's, Monaco, sold at auction, 1993. Sale, July 2, 1993, lot 67. Vermeer Associates Limited, acquired at Christie's, Monaco, 1993, sold to HUAM, 2000. long-term loan to HUAM, 1993-2000

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