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Head of a Man

A work made of pen and brown ink, over graphite, on ivory wove paper (discolored to cream).
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  • A work made of pen and brown ink, over graphite, on ivory wove paper (discolored to cream).

Date:

1877

Artist:

Alphonse Legros
French, 1837-1911

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Alphonse Legros

Title

Head of a Man

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1877

Medium

Pen and brown ink, over graphite, on ivory wove paper (discolored to cream)

Dimensions

40.7 × 30.2 cm (16 1/16 × 11 15/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Robert Allerton

Reference Number

1922.4304

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