Study of Four Heads

Jean Jacques de Boissieu French

1770

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Artwork Details

Title: Study of Four Heads
Artist: Jean Jacques de Boissieu (French, Lyons 1736–1810 Lyons)
Date: 1770
Medium: Etching; third state of three
Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed): 3 7/8 × 6 7/8 in. (9.8 × 17.4 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Object Number: 17.3.3253
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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