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Head of a Jewish Youth and a Jewish Woman: 2567

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Titles

Head of a Jewish Youth and a Jewish Woman

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Hunt, William Holman

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Notes

History note: The artist (1905); Mrs Holman Hunt (the artist's widow, 1923) Mrs Sigismund Goetze

Measurements and weight

Height: 168 mm
Width: 263 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1943) by Goetze, Constance, Mrs

Dating

1850s
Production date: AD 1854 : one of the few studies from the life that Hunt managed to execute while he was in Jerusalem in 1854/55

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Whitening
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( buff)

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Graphite heightened with white on buff paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: W.H.H.
  • Location: Lower right
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Jewish Youth and Jewish woman studies of type Jerusalem 1854 (in the artist's hand)
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite

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Identification numbers

Accession number: 2567
Primary reference Number: 11566

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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