Study of a Woman’s Head

ca. 1780

Dating: Approximate date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Oil on wood
Dimensions: 18 1/2 x 16 in. (47 x 40.6 cm)
Collection no.: 71.91
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

Jean-Baptiste Greuze. Study of a Woman’s Head. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Study of a Woman’s Head — Jean-Baptiste Greuze. ca. 1780.

Medium: Oil on wood. Dimensions: 18 1/2 x 16 in. (47 x 40.6 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Purchase, 1871.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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