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Thomas Couture

Head of a Bishop

Description

Maker

Thomas Couture (French, 1815-1879)

Title

Head of a Bishop

Year

ca. 1856

Medium

  • Chalk on paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Chalk on paper

Materials

chalk

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

50.2 x 41.6 cm (19 3/4 x 16 3/8 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

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

Object Number

85.088

Type

  • Drawings and Watercolors

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

French Drawings in the Time of Degas
Aug 19, 2005 – Jan 22, 2006

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Thomas Couture (French, 1815-1879)
Head of a Bishop, ca. 1856
Chalk on paper
50.2 x 41.6 cm (19 3/4 x 16 3/8 inches)
Gift in memory of Helen Metcalf Danforth by her niece and goddaughter Esther Elise Metcalf Mauran 85.088

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