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Benjamin Robert Haydon

Head of Solomon (recto); Classical Head (verso)

ca. 1812
Black chalk with white chalk on brown paper (recto); black chalk (verso)
42.7 × 33 cm (16.8 × 13 in)

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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

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