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Study for the Head of Christ

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laid down on cream card [presumably old Devonshire mount]
Department of Drawings Sir Peter Lely London (L. 2092). William 2nd Duke of Devonshire Chatsworth Derbyshire (L. 718) by descent; The Dukes of Devonshire Chatsworth Derbyshire to; [Christie's London July 3 1984 lot 3 repr. (consigned to Christie's by order of Trustees of Chatsworth Settlement)] sold; to John R. Gaines Lexington Kentucky to; [Sotheby's New York November 17 1986 lot 10 repr.] sold; to Harvard University Art Museums 1986 Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum Purchase with funds given in honor of Konrad Oberhuber
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Title: Study for the Head of Christ
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laid down on cream card [presumably old Devonshire mount].

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