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Study of a Male Head and Nose, for "Belshazzar's Feast" by Washington Allston — VisualArtsDB

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Study of a Male Head and Nose, for "Belshazzar's Feast"

Study of a Male Head and Nose, for "Belshazzar's Feast"

Study of a Male Head and Nose, for "Belshazzar's Feast"

Washington Allston

1820–1821

Medium: Graphite on blue-gray wove paper
Dimensions: 24.3 x 19.3 cm (9 9/16 x 7 5/8 in.)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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Verso has very faint sketch of head and shoulders in white chalk.

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