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Head of a Bearded Old Man Wearing a Laurel Crown

mid-18th–early 19th century
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Head of a Bearded Old Man Wearing a Laurel Crown
  • Artist: Antoine François Callet (French, Paris 1741–1823 Paris) Attributed to
  • Date: mid-18th–early 19th century
  • Medium: Black chalk, heightened with white chalk
  • Dimensions: 20 1/16 x 12 7/8 in. (50.9 x 32.7cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1961
  • Object Number: 61.32
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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