Provenance
Catherine II, empress of Russia [1729-1796]; Academy of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg (L.2699a); State Hermitage Museum; (sale, Leipzig, C. G. Boerner, 4 May 1932, no. 50); Ferrers, London; Robert Abdy, 1962; Mrs. M. Fitzwilliam, until 1980; (sale, London, Christie, Manson & Woods, 9 December 1980, no. 168, ill.); Adolphe Stein; purchased by the National Gallery, 1981.
Head of a Woman Looking Back Over Her Shoulder
Accession Number
1981.50.1
Medium
red chalk on laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 43.2 x 29.3 cm (17 x 11 9/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Credit Line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
