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accession number:	1983.197.b
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Three Heads and Other Sketches (verso), 1643–1644. Nicolas Poussin (French, 1594–1665). Pen and brown ink; sheet: 12.6 x 22 cm (4 15/16 x 8 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1983.197.b

title:				Three Heads and Other Sketches (verso)
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creation date:			1643–1644
creation date earliest:		1643
creation date latest:		1644
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creditline:			Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
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culture:	France, 17th century
technique:	pen and brown ink
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - French
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* Nicolas Poussin (French, 1594–1665)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 12.6 x 22 cm (4 15/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
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	description:	beige(1) laid paper
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	by artist, right, in brown ink: [cropped]y / [cropped] toute sorte de soig et damours / [cropped][y ?] (. Monseigneur de considerer enquore que Cest / [cropped, illegible] et de [illegible]izer aussi bien que / [v]ostre liberalite / [cropped]de moy assurer de pla[ces ?] [sideways] [draft of a letter from Poussin to Paul Fréart de Chantelou, see Cleveland/Cambridge/Ottawa 1989, p. 47]
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'For recto:', 'opening_date': None}

* {'description': 'CMA, French Drawings from the Collection (Dec. 13, 1994-Mar. 12, 1995).', 'opening_date': '1994-12-13T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA; Cambridge, Mass., Fogg Art Museum; Ottawa, National Gallery of Canada, From Fontainebleau to the Louvre: French Drawing from the 17th Century (Dec. 18, 1989-Jan. 28, 1990; Feb. 24-Apr. 8; May 6-June 27, 1990), no. 16, illus.', 'opening_date': '1990-05-06T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, Treasures on Paper (May 10-July 24, 1988).', 'opening_date': '1988-05-10T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, Year in Review for 1983 (Feb. 22-Apr. 8, 1984), cma Bulletin 71 (1984), p. 75 no. 183, illus. p. 40.', 'opening_date': '1984-02-22T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Lyon, France, Société Lyonnaise des Amis de la Gravure (1921), illus.', 'opening_date': '1921-01-01T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'London, Grosvenor Gallery (1879), no. 976.', 'opening_date': None}

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PROVENANCE

	William Russell, London
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	[sale, Christie's, London, 10-12 Dec. 1884, lot 403]
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	John Charles Robinson, London
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	John Postle Heseltine, London
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	[P. and D. Colnaghi, London]
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	Private Collection, France
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	Private Collection, New York
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	[Eugene Victor Thaw, New York]
	date: 1983    
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	all according to Cleveland/Cambridge/Ottawa 1989, p. 47: William Russell, London (Lugt 2648, stamped twice, lower right, blindstamp); [his sale, Christie's, London, 10-12 Dec. 1884, lot 403].  John Charles Robinson, London (Lugt 1433, lower right, in brown ink).  John Postle Heseltine, London (Lugt 1507, not stamped).  [P. and D. Colnaghi, London].   Private Collection, France.  Private Collection, New York.  [Eugene Victor Thaw, New York]
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Unglaub, Jonathan. Poussin's Sacrament of Ordination: History, Faith, and the Sacred Landscape. Fort Worth: Kimbell Art Museum, 2013. 
	page number: 	44
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