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Mrs. Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1786-1851)
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Man Wearing a Hat and Smoking a Clay Pipe; verso: Landscape Study
Title
Man Wearing a Hat and Smoking a Clay Pipe; verso: Landscape Study
Date
1872
Medium
Black chalk and Conté crayon on gray-green paper; verso: black and white chalk, Conté crayon
Dimensions
Overall: 9 x 6 3/4 in. (22.9 x 17.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Feld
Object Number
2011.27
Inscriptions
Inscribed at lower right in Conté crayon: "Aug 3./72"; verso: inscribed at lower right in graphite: "Aug 4/72"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
