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Chalk Drawing - Lethe - Head Study

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Basic Information

Accession Number:1906P856
Collection:Fine Art Prints and Drawings
Date:1870c - 1874c

Maker Information

Artist:Frederick Sandys - View biography for Frederick Sandys

Notes

Betty Elzea suggests that the subject of Lethe may be taken from Dante (p. 237). The model for the head was Emma Sandys, the artist's sister.

Purchased and presented by subscribers, 1906.

Further Information

Production Period:19th century
Medium:Red and black chalk on light grey-green paper.
Material(s):Paper

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Dimensions

Height:223 mm
Width:175 mm