A Seated Youth

Bertel Thorvaldsen Danish

late 18th–mid-19th century

Not on view

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Title: A Seated Youth
Artist: Bertel Thorvaldsen (Danish, Copenhagen 1770–1844 Copenhagen)
Date: late 18th–mid-19th century
Medium: Graphite and pen and ink
Dimensions: sheet: 3 1/16 x 2 15/16 in. (7.8 x 7.4 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Purchase, Alain and Marie-Christine van den Broek d'Obrenan Gift, 2008
Object Number: 2008.628
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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