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Head of a Village Girl

1700–65
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Head of a Village Girl
  • Artist: Antoine Joseph Dézallier d'Argenville (French, Paris 1680–1765 Paris)
  • Artist: After Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi) (Italian, Milan or Caravaggio 1571–1610 Porto Ercole)
  • Date: 1700–65
  • Medium: Crayon manner engraving in brown ink
  • Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 5 1/2 × 4 7/8 in. (14 × 12.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
  • Object Number: 51.501.4809
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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