formerly attributed to Paul Sandby, 1731–1809, British, Head of a Woman, Study for The Bible Lesson, ca. 1743
- Title:
- Head of a Woman, Study for The Bible Lesson
- Date:
- ca. 1743
- Materials & Techniques:
- Graphite with red chalk and black chalk on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 6 1/2 x 4 7/8 inches (16.5 x 12.4 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower right: "Mrs. P. Sandby; in graphite, verso: "Paul Sandby: The Artist's Wife"
Watermark: Pro Patria (Churchill XCVI)
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.6267
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- bonnet | figure study | head | woman
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:9896
- Export:
- XML
- IIIF Manifest:
- JSON
Martin Eidelberg, Philippe Mercier as a Draftsman, Master Drawings, vol. 44, 2006, pp.423-425, fig. 20, NC1 M37 44 (YCBA) [YCBA]
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