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William Baxter Closson
The Mirrorcirca 1889

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Print reproducing a portrait of a seated young woman in profile, wearing a light puffed-sleeve dress and holding a hand mirror, with fine tonal gradations against a dark background

William Baxter Closson, The Mirror, circa 1889, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Estate of Howard de Forest, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
William Baxter Closson
Title
The Mirror
Place Made
United States
Date Made
circa 1889
Medium
Wood engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 6 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. (16.51 x 13.34 cm)
Credit Line
Estate of Howard de Forest
Accession Number
47.31.109
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings

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