Two Formations of Grotesque Heads

Jacques de Gheyn, III Dutch

1638

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Title: Two Formations of Grotesque Heads
Artist: Jacques de Gheyn, III (Dutch, Amsterdam (?) ca. 1596–1641 Utrecht)
Date: 1638
Medium: Etching printed on recto and verso
Dimensions: Sheet: 5 3/4 × 7 1/8 in. (14.6 × 18.1 cm)
Plate: 3 7/16 × 4 9/16 in. (8.7 × 11.6 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Arlene and Arthur H. Elkind, in honor of Nadine M. Orenstein upon her appointment as the Drue Heinz Curator in Charge, Department of Drawings and Prints, 2015
Object Number: 2015.402
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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