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Woman Lighting a Sacrificial Fire

Attributed to Claude Guy Hallé French
n.d.
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Woman Lighting a Sacrificial Fire
  • Artist: Attributed to Claude Guy Hallé (French, Paris 1652–1736 Paris)
  • Date: n.d.
  • Medium: Black and white chalk on blue paper, with touches of red wash
  • Dimensions: sheet: 6 x 3 1/2 in. (15.3 x 8.9 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Donald Posner, 2005
  • Object Number: 2005.378.4
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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