Faint pencil sketch of a woman's head, turned three-quarters toward the viewer, on a pale cream sheet of paper.

Head of a Woman, pencil study

A faint pencil drawing of a woman's head turned slightly toward the viewer, with soft shading around the eyes, nose and mouth. The face is only lightly sketched, and the hair falls in loose, unfinished strokes against a pale cream sheet.

Artist: Edward Burne-Jones
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Source: Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size: 3215 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Edward Burne-Jones died 1898 and the work is undated, so made by the creator's death in 1898; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: CC0

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Edward Burne-Jones, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

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