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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1965.238
People
Attributed to Jean-Baptiste de Champaigne, French (1631-1681)
Previously attributed to circle of Philippe de Champaigne, French (Brussels 1602 - 1674 Paris)
Title
Head of a Nun
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
17th century
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/296728

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black and white chalk with touches of red chalk on tan antique laid paper, adhered to blue wove paper
Dimensions
22.9 x 20.3 cm (9 x 8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • watermark: Grapes
  • inscription: lower left, graphite: Col Villol [?]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Meta and Paul J. Sachs, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1965, inv. no. 1965.238

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Meta and Paul J. Sachs
Accession Year
1965
Object Number
1965.238
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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