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Portrait of a Young Woman
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Portrait of a Young Woman

Vincent Colyer (American, 1825–1888)
1856
Medium/TechniqueBlack chalk heightened with white on buff paper
DimensionsSheet (oval, sight): 50.8 x 40 cm (20 x 15 3/4 in.)
Framed (oval): 66 x 55.9 cm (26 x 22 in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Barbara Whitley in memory of her grandmother Mrs. J. J. McGill
Accession number1995.723
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsDrawings
InscriptionsSigned at right: V Colyer / May 1856. Framed in gold oval frame.ProvenanceMrs. Henry C. Morse, Boston, MA; Mrs. J.J. McGill; Barbara Whitley (granddaughter of J.J. McGill), Westmount, Quebec, Canada; gift to MFA, September 1995.
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late 16th century
Cartouche with the Medici Coat of Arms
Unidentified artist, Italian, 18th century
18th century
Asher B. Durand
Samuel Worcester Rowse
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Sheep and Shepherd
Anton Mauve
undated
Water hen
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