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Two Profiles of Female Heads by Washington Allston — VisualArtsDB

Two Profiles of Female Heads

Two Profiles of Female Heads

Washington Allston

1817–1829

Medium: Graphite on cream wove; brown ink on cream wove adhered to main support
Dimensions: 10.8 x 16.1 cm (4 1/4 x 6 5/16 in.) Sheet of cream wove paper adhered to left side of main support: 8.6 x 4 cm (3 3/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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American

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