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Woman Standing Holding a Jar on Her Head

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Woman Standing Holding a Jar on Her Head
  • Artist: John Baptist Jackson (British, ca. 1701–ca. 1780)
  • Artist: After Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola) (Italian, Parma 1503–1540 Casalmaggiore)
  • Date: 1731
  • Medium: Woodcut
  • Dimensions: 6 11/16 x 3 1/2 in. (17 x 8.9 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Henry Walter, by exchange, 1969
  • Object Number: 69.669.6
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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