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Grayscale oil study in profile of a young woman with curled hair pinned up, set against a pale background.

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Head of an Italian Girl, Frederic Leighton (1852), Royal Collection. Via artnap.com

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A grisaille study in profile shows a young woman with her hair gathered up in curled, loosely brushed locks, her ear and neck rendered in soft gradations of light. The head is set against a pale, unpainted ground and a shoulder covering suggests drapery below.

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