Five subjects related to details in both pls 1 and 2 of "the analysis of beauty" (1753); winged cherub's head on the sarcophagus (pl 1, no 16), winged cherub's head with an old man's face (not in either plate), infant's head in a cap (pl 2, no 110), seated crying infant with an old man's face (pl 1, no 17), and winged cherub's head (pl 1, no 22)
pen and brown ink
verso: a small girl holding the lappets of a hood or kerchief on her head
graphite. Date: between 1740 and 1753. Dimensions: Height: 131 mm; Width: 122 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Print study, drawing (BM 1858,0417.621 1)
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