DrawingsFrench18th-19th century

Head of a Man

18th-19th century

Artists

Jean-Jacques de BoissieuArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black chalk on off-white wove paper

Culture

French

Century

18th-19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

33 × 23.5 cm (13 × 9 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Pierre-Clément-Marie Faye (1770-1834), Lyon, by descent, sold [through De Baecque & Associés, Lyon, April 20, 2016, lot 33]. [Galerie Mazarini, Lyon], sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2017

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