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Head of a Woman Looking Up by Wilhelm Schadow

Head of a Woman Looking Up

Wilhelm Schadow · 1800

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Artist
Wilhelm Schadow
Date
1800
Medium
Pencil on light brown paper
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions
sheet: 10 11/16 x 9 3/8 in. (27.2 x 23.8 cm)
Collection
Drawings and Prints
Credit line
Purchase, David T. Schiff Gift, 2005
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