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Head of a Nun. 1844.
Frédéric Villot
* 1809 in Liège † 1875 in Paris
Woodcut after Eugène Delacroix. Size of sheet: 16.5 x 13 cm.
Literature: Le Blanc 6;
Nagler 2.
A strong impression still showing the relief on the verso of this uncommon print. Frederic Villot was a pupil and close friend of Delacroix. Delacroix did a drawing of Villot’s wife, Pauline, now in the E.V. Thaw Collection, New York (Studdmann, 1987).
£ 450.-