Kate Greenaway
1846-1901
Study of a Girl's Head
3 7/8 x 3 3/16 inches (98 x 81 mm)
Watercolor, over graphite, on posterboard.
1981.69:2
Purchased as the gift of Mr. Frederick R. Koch.
Notes
Watermark: none.
The girl appears to be Mary, one of the artist's favorite models.
The same girl posed for "The Fable of the Girl and her Milk Pail" and other major paintings.
The girl appears to be Mary, one of the artist's favorite models.
The same girl posed for "The Fable of the Girl and her Milk Pail" and other major paintings.
Associated names
Koch, Frederick R. (Frederick Robinson), donor.
Bibliography
Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Twentieth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1981-1983. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1984, p. 263.
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Century Drawings
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