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Head in profile and indecipherable marks by Washington Allston — VisualArtsDB

Head in profile and indecipherable marks

Washington Allston

1791–1801

Medium: Watercolor on off-white wove paper
Dimensions: irregular: 9.8 x 7.5 cm (3 7/8 x 2 15/16 in.)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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American

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Figures for "Dido and Anna;" verso: Sketches for the Queen in "Belshazzar..."

Figures for "Dido and Anna;" verso: Sketches for the Queen in "Belshazzar..."

Washington Allston, 1808

Jeremiah's Arm, for "Jeremiah Dictating..."; verso: Partial Study of Two Legs

Jeremiah's Arm, for "Jeremiah Dictating..."; verso: Partial Study of Two Legs

Washington Allston, 1819

Jeremiah's Drapery, for "Jeremiah Dictating..."

Jeremiah's Drapery, for "Jeremiah Dictating..."

Washington Allston, 1819

Two Studies of a Woman's Head, for "Roman Lady Reading"; Male Head; verso: Head

Two Studies of a Woman's Head, for "Roman Lady Reading"; Male Head; verso: Head

Washington Allston, 1831

Full-Length Seated Woman Reading, for "Contemplation"

Full-Length Seated Woman Reading, for "Contemplation"

Washington Allston, 1811

Portrait of a Man

Portrait of a Man

Washington Allston, 1805

Left Foot in Profile; verso: Head of a Statue

Washington Allston, 1811

Wooded Landscape; verso: Two Trees

Wooded Landscape; verso: Two Trees

Washington Allston, 1829

Angel and Figures, for "Christ Healing the Sick"

Angel and Figures, for "Christ Healing the Sick"

Washington Allston, 1812

Ship in a Squall

Ship in a Squall

Washington Allston, 1810

Mountain

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Washington Allston, 1804

Chandelier in Plan, Elevation, and Perspective

Chandelier in Plan, Elevation, and Perspective

Washington Allston, 1801