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Head of a Woman

A work made of crayon-manner engraving in red and black on ivory laid paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of crayon-manner engraving in red and black on ivory laid paper.

Date:

c. 1767

Artist:

Gilles Demarteau (French, 1722-1776)
after François Boucher (French, 1703-1770)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Gilles Demarteau

Title

Head of a Woman

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1762–1772

Medium

Crayon-manner engraving in red and black on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Sheet; cut within plate: 21.7 × 16.5 cm (8 9/16 × 6 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

The Joseph Brooks Fair Collection

Reference Number

1925.348

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