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Study for Head of Mercy in "Christiana and Her Children"

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Raised head of a girl in three-quarter left profile. Verso: A left leg from knee downward.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Artist
Daniel Huntington, American, 1816–1906
Date
March 1850
Credit Line
Bequest of Erskine Hewitt
Medium
Graphite, white chalk on grey wove paper
Dimensions
48 x 31.7 cm (18 7/8 x 12 1/2 in.)
Type
figures
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
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