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Study of Eight Heads

possibly 1764
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Study of Eight Heads
  • Artist: Jean Jacques de Boissieu (French, Lyons 1736–1810 Lyons)
  • Date: possibly 1764
  • Medium: Etching; first state of three
  • Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed): 3 1/8 × 4 1/4 in. (7.9 × 10.8 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of George Hellman, 1942
  • Object Number: 42.65.152
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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