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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2010.622
People
Augustin Pajou, French (Paris 1730 - 1809 Paris)
Title
Head of a Youth Turned to the Left
Other Titles
Former Title: Head of a Classical Youth, his Head Turned Slightly
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
18th-19th century
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/337231

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Brown ink and brown wash over black chalk on off-white antique laid paper
Dimensions
15.3 x 11.4 cm (6 x 4 1/2 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: lower left, brown ink: d'après l'antique
  • inscription: verso, upper left, graphite: III 33 / 0,152 x 0,113

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Galerie Cailleux, Paris], sold July 1996; to Jean Massengale; [Sotheby's, London, July 4, 2007, lot 113, repr. (bought in)]; John Massengale, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2010

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Jean Montague Massengale Collection
Accession Year
2010
Object Number
2010.622
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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