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Sketch of a Child; Head of a Man by John Singer Sargent — VisualArtsDB

Sketch of a Child; Head of a Man

Sketch of a Child; Head of a Man

John Singer Sargent

1871–1872

Medium: Graphite on darkened off-white wove paper
Dimensions: 10.3 x 17.2 cm (4 1/16 x 6 3/4 in.)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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