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Head of an Old Lion  (On verso: Head of a Bearded Man)
Head of an Old Lion (On verso: Head of a Bearded Man)

Head of an Old Lion (On verso: Head of a Bearded Man)

William Rimmer (American (born in England), 1816–1879)
about 1871
Medium/TechniqueGraphite pencil on paper
DimensionsSheet: 24.1 x 17.1 cm (9 1/2 x 6 3/4 in.)
Credit LinePartly purchased and partly the gift of E. W. Hooper, William Sturgis Bigelow Collection, and Mrs. John M. Forbes
Accession number81.103
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsDrawings
ProvenanceE. W. Hooper, William S. Bigelow, and Mrs. John M. Forbes; partly a gift and partly purchased by MFA, August 8, 1881.
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