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Study for the head of a weeping woman
Draughtsman: Jordaens, Jacob
The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937
Height: 127 mm
Width: 127 mm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood
Production date: AD 1650
A life-study for the head of the mourning Virgin Mary, connected with Jordaens' various versions of the Lamentation over the Dead Christ of c.1650
Whitening
Black chalk
Red chalk
Support composed of paper ( brown)
Drawing (image-making) : Black and red chalk, heightened with white, on brown paper
Accession number: 2080
Primary reference Number: 4751
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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