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1869
GUSN-6677
Profile of a young woman with hair in bun. Initials on back read "S.N." - possibly Sarah Norton.
portraits
paintings (visual works)
charcoal (plant material)
oil pastels
art (fine art)
busts (figures)
Picture
Portrait
Charcoal
Drawn
Pastel
Bust
Art
Portrait
Penciled in print at lower left ""S.N. from E.B.J/Feb. 1869"" Printed label on reverse, center, reads ""P.V.D. Cobnaght(?) Comp4/ Ancient and Modern/ Print Warehouse/ 13 &14 Pall Mall East London/ Established 1760"" In chalk on reverse, top,is ""3rd floor front"" below which,in pencil, is ""Top between windows"".
Norton, Susan Ridley Sedgwick, 1838-1872
Burne-Jones, Edward, 1833-1898 (Maker)
USA
18 5/8 x 16 3/8 x 5/8 (HxWxD) (inches)
Bequest of Susan Norton
1990.106
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