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Head of an Old Man, possibly Seneca

A work made of black chalk on cream laid paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of black chalk on cream laid paper.

Date:

c. 1620

Artist:

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens
Flemish, 1577-1640

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Title

Head of an Old Man, possibly Seneca

Place

Flanders (Artist's nationality:)

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1615–1625

Medium

Black chalk on cream laid paper

Inscriptions

Inscribed recto, center, in pen and brown ink: "Velasquez"; verso, lower margin, in graphite: "Op./ 1217"; lower right, in graphite: "R446 / -wl"

Dimensions

27.8 × 21.3 cm (11 × 8 7/16 in.)

Credit Line

The Charles Deering Collection

Reference Number

1927.5644

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