The Daily Painting: Head of a Lady in Medieval Costume

Monday, August 23, 2010

Head of a Lady in Medieval Costume

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Lucien Victor Guirand de Scévola

(French, 1871-1950)

Head of a Lady in Medieval Costume, 1900

Pencil and watercolor

1 comment:

Cor MariaeAugust 27, 2010 at 1:14 PM
wow---she has really Green eyes! :o :o ;D

(I have a google account now! :D ;D)
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