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Pierre Paul Prud'hon

Head of a Woman

1800/10
Black chalk, with stumping, on cream laid paper, laid down on cream laid card
36.2 × 28.5 cm (14.3 × 11.2 in)

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Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · verified July 2026

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