Study of Hands

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, 1842

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Study of Hands, 1842. graphite with traces of white heightening on ivory laid paper.

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graphite with traces of white heightening on ivory laid paper · Sheet: 31.2 x 23.6 cm · Cleveland Museum of Art

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Museum title: Study of Hands
Artist: Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (French, 1780–1867)
Date: 1842
Medium: graphite with traces of white heightening on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: Sheet: 31.2 x 23.6 cm (12 5/16 x 9 5/16 in.)
Credit line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Cleveland Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1780–1867

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