Study of Four Heads: one wearing a helmet and three wearing lion pelts, from Receuil de Différents Caractères de Testes Dessinées d'Apres la Colonne Trajane (Study of Different Types of Heads Designed after the Column of Trajan)

J. B. Hutin French

After François Boucher French

Publisher Gabriel Huquier French

18th century

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Title: Study of Four Heads: one wearing a helmet and three wearing lion pelts, from Receuil de Différents Caractères de Testes Dessinées d'Apres la Colonne Trajane (Study of Different Types of Heads Designed after the Column of Trajan)
Series/Portfolio: Receuil de Différents Caractères de Testes Dessinées d'Apres la Colonne Trajane
Artist: J. B. Hutin (French, 1726–after 1786)
Artist: After François Boucher (French, Paris 1703–1770 Paris)
Publisher: Gabriel Huquier (French, Orléans 1695–1772 Paris)
Date: 18th century
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 15 3/8 x 10 11/16 in. (39 x 27.2 cm)
Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Object Number: 53.600.1000(7)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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