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Scene of beheading,
18th century

French

x1976-47

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Title

Scene of beheading

Dates

18th century

Medium

Pen and black ink, grey wash, graphite, black chalk, and some red chalk

Dimensions

16.6 x 17.6 cm (6 9/16 x 6 15/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Professor Frank Jewett Mather, Jr.

Object Number

x1976-47

Culture

French

Type

drawings

Materials

wash, black chalk, red chalk, graphite, laid paper, ink

Subject

men, swords, heads, figures (representations), deaths

<p>Frank Jewett Mather, Jr.;</p><p>1940s, Gift to the Princeton University Art Museum</p>

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French, Scene of beheading, 18th century. Pen and black ink, grey wash, graphite, black chalk, and some red chalk; 16.6 x 17.6 cm. Gift of Professor Frank Jewett Mather, Jr. (x1976-47) https://artmuseum-beta.princeton.edu/art/collections/objects/13772?field_tms_obj_subjects_target_id=992

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French, Scene of beheading, 18th century. Pen and black ink, grey wash, graphite, black chalk, and some red chalk; 16.6 x 17.6 cm. Gift of Professor Frank Jewett Mather, Jr. (x1976-47)

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