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Portrait of a young girl

1832
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Portrait of a young girl
  • Artist: Luigi Calamatta (Italian, Civitavecchia 1801–1869 Milan)
  • Date: 1832
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Plate: 10 1/16 × 7 11/16 in. (25.5 × 19.5 cm)
    Sheet: 13 1/2 in. × 9 in. (34.3 × 22.8 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
  • Object Number: 49.21.157
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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