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Thomas Couture

Head of a Bishop, ca. 1856

Description

Maker

  • Attributed to Thomas Couture, 1815-1879, French

Title

Head of a Bishop

Year

ca. 1856

Medium

Chalk on paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • chalk

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

50.2 x 41.6 cm (19 11/16 x 16 3/8 inches)

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Drawings and Watercolors

Credit

Gift in memory of Helen Metcalf Danforth by her niece and goddaughter Esther Elise Metcalf Mauran

Object Number

85.088

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

French Drawings in the Time of Degas

August 19, 2005 - January 22, 2006

Use

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