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Head of an Old Man

A work made of charcoal and pastel on paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of charcoal and pastel on paper.

Date:

c. 1850

Artist:

Adolph Menzel
German, 1815–1905

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Adolph Friedrich Erdmann von Menzel

Title

Head of an Old Man

Place

Germany (Artist's nationality:)

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1845–1855

Medium

Charcoal and pastel on paper

Dimensions

15.5 × 13 cm (6 1/8 × 5 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Ada Turnbull Hertle Fund

Reference Number

1965.27

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