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Two heads: female in profile with hair piled high at back; rear view of head with hair down over shoulders, held by band; slight sketch of gable end of building, ?Classical: 832/8.f.14

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Titles

Two heads: female in profile with hair piled high at back; rear view of head with hair down over shoulders, held by band; slight sketch of gable end of building, ?Classical

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Flaxman, John

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1916-12) by Murray, Charles Fairfax

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Leaf Height 238 mm Width 160 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Graphite on laid paper

Identification numbers

Accession number: 832/8.f.14
Primary reference Number: 39157
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 20 May 2021 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Two heads: female in profile with hair piled high at back; rear view of head with hair down over shoulders, held by band; slight sketch of gable end of building, ?Classical" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/39157 Accessed: 2024-05-04 12:02:23

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