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Bust of a Woman in Oriental Costume Facing Left

Melchior Lorch · 1579

Melchior Lorch: Documented works 1548–1574 (not lifespan)

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Melchior Lorch

Bust of a Woman in Oriental Costume Facing Left

1579

Woodcut · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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Medium
Woodcut
Collection no.
17.3.1581
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Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Bust of a Woman in Oriental Costume Facing Left — Melchior Lorch. 1579.

Medium: Woodcut. Dimensions: .

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

Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917.

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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