PrintsSwiss18th century

Young Girl Braiding her Hair

1765, published October 1, 1780

Artists

Angelica KauffmannArtist

John BoydellPublisher

Classification

Prints

Technique

Aquatint

Culture

Swiss

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

image: 21.1 × 15.6 cm (8 5/16 × 6 1/8 in.) sheet: 22.5 × 16.6 cm (8 7/8 × 6 9/16 in.)

Provenance

[Galerie Bassenge, Berlin, November 25, 2016, lot 5324], sold; to [Jan Johnson Prints, Chambly, Quebec], sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2017

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