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An ink, roundel-shaped drawing of three faces in profile. From left to right: a curly-haired young man, a woman with a veil, and an older, bearded man with a turban.

John Hamilton Mortimer

Three Heads,

Maker

  • John Hamilton Mortimer

Title

Three Heads

Medium

pen and ink

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Pen and ink on laid paper

Techniques

  • Pen and ink on laid paper

Dimensions

23.2 cm (9 1/8 inches) (diameter)

Type

  • Drawings and Watercolors

Credit

Anonymous gift in Honor of Professor and Mrs. William Carey Poland

Object Number

72.137

Three Heads

Drawing Closer

Four Hundred Years of Drawing from the RISD Museum
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Old Master Drawings from the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

Publications

Drawing Closer

Four Hundred Years of Drawing from the RISD Museum
Read Online

Old Master Drawings from the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

Exhibition History

Drawing Closer

March 12 - September 4, 2022

Old Master Drawings

September 2 - October 16, 1983
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