167 - Unknown (19th century), An elderly woman wearing a headscarf, around 1830, pencil

Unknown (19th century), An elderly woman wearing a headscarf, around 1830, pencil Unknown (19th century): An elderly woman wearing a headscarf, c. 1830, pencil Technique: Pencil on paper Inscription: Inscribed on the support at the bottom: “Head of the blind woman, from a larger painting, ‘St. Elizabeth Distributing Bread to the Poor’.” Labeled in ink on the backing Date: c. 1830 Description: Portrait head of an elderly woman wearing a headscarf and with her gaze lowered, shown in three-quarter profile to the right. Keywords: Germany, drawing, woman, headscarf, elderly, mourning, 19th century, Romanticism, Portraits, Germany, Size: Paper: 21.3 cm x 17.2 cm (8.4 x 6.8 in) Condition: In fairly good condition. Some repaired tears and losses; paper slightly browned. Newly mounted on Japanese paper.