Two Caricature Heads of Men

Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein German

after 1794

Not on view

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Title: Two Caricature Heads of Men
Artist: Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein (German, Haina 1751–1829 Eutin)
Date: after 1794
Medium: Pen and brown ink
Dimensions: sheet: 5 x 4 1/16 in. (12.7 x 10.3 cm)
Overall: 5 x 8 1/16 in. (12.7 x 20.5 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Purchase, Alain and Marie-Christine van den Broek d'Obrenan Gift, 2008
Object Number: 2008.626.1
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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