Portrait of a smiling monk

Carl Bloch Danish

1884

Not on view

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Title: Portrait of a smiling monk
Artist: Carl Bloch (Danish, Copenhagen 1834–1890 Copenhagen)
Date: 1884
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Plate: 3 7/16 × 2 1/2 in. (8.7 × 6.4 cm)
Sheet: 10 3/4 × 7 1/8 in. (27.3 × 18.1 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Bequest of Grace M. Pugh, 1986
Object Number: 1986.1180.1517
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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