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Head of a Man (from McGuire Scrapbook)

1840
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Head of a Man (from McGuire Scrapbook)
  • Artist: Samuel F. B. Morse (American, Charlestown, Massachusetts 1791–1872 New York)
  • Date: 1840
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Pen and iron-gall ink on off-white wove paper
  • Dimensions: 8 1/8 x 7 3/8 in. (20.6 x 18.7 cm)
  • Credit Line: Gift of James C. McGuire, 1926
  • Object Number: 26.216.49
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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