Heads of a large bald man and grotesque woman, Caricatures, heads and deformities after Leonardo da Vinci, Varie figurae et probae, print, Series number, 4, 13, printmaker: Wenceslaus Hollar, Antwerp, after drawing by Leonardo da Vinci, 1645, paper, etching, height 76 mm x width 106 mm, The series consists of a title print and thirteen subsequent prints, of which the first state is unnumbered. Every second or third state is numbered with a number-letter combination or just a number., disabilities, deformations, A monochrome ink drawing shows two profile faces facing each other on a textured paper background. The left figure is a bald person with a rounded head, pronounced cheek and chin, visible ear, smiling mouth, and a heavy garment with a high collar drawn with fine crosshatching. The right figure is an older face with a bulbous nose, sagging cheeks, pronounced jowls, and a visible eye looking toward the left figure, rendered with curved hatching lines. The surrounding background fe...
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Heads of a large bald man and grotesque woman, Caricatures, heads and deformities after Leonardo da Vinci, Varie figurae et probae, print, Series number, 4, 13, printmaker: Wenceslaus Hollar, Antwerp, after drawing by Leonardo da Vinci, 1645, paper, etching, height 76 mm x width 106 mm, The series consists of a title print and thirteen subsequent prints, of which the first state is unnumbered. Every second or third state is numbered with a number-letter combination or just a number., disabilities, deformations, A monochrome ink drawing shows two profile faces facing each other on a textured paper background. The left figure is a bald person with a rounded head, pronounced cheek and chin, visible ear, smiling mouth, and a heavy garment with a high collar drawn with fine crosshatching. The right figure is an older face with a bulbous nose, sagging cheeks, pronounced jowls, and a visible eye looking toward the left figure, rendered with curved hatching lines. The surrounding background features diagonal hatch marks and the paper shows small stains and slight discoloration.

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Heads large bald man grotesque woman Caricatures heads deformities Leonardo da Vinci Varie figurae et probae print Series number 4 13 printmaker Wenceslaus Hollar Antwerp drawing 1645 paper etching height 76 mm x width 106 mm series consists title print thirteen subsequent prints first state unnumbered Every second third state numbered number-letter combination number disabilities deformations monochrome ink drawing two profile faces facing textured paper background left figure bald person rounded head pronounced cheek chin visible ear smiling mouth heavy garment high collar drawn fine crosshatching right figure older face bulbous nose sagging cheeks pronounced jowls visible eye looking rendered curved hatching lines surrounding background features diagonal hatch marks small stains slight discoloration

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