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The Complete Works of Philippe Smit
by Andreas Narzt and Florence Castellani

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Classification: Drawing
Theme: figurative
Medium: Charcoal
Support: On paper
Year: 1925
PS 269
Head of a Woman, Study
c.1925
Charcoal ? on paper
Neither signed, nor dated
Present whereabouts unknown
Exhibitions
No known exhibitions.
Literature & Primary Sources
No known published references.
Notes

This drawing, known from an old photograph, decorates the cover (fig. 1) of the Dutch edition of Emanuel Swedenborg's work Hemel en Hel1, which was translated by Gerrit Barger, founder of the Swedenborg movement in Holland and Belgium.

1. In 1758 Swedenborg publishes in London five new works. One of which is: De coelo et ejus mirabilibus et de inferno, ex auditis et visis (Heaven and its wonders and hell).

Additional images
FIG.1 Cover: Swedenborg, Emanuel, Hemel en Hel, 's-Gravenhage: Swedenborg Genootschap, after 1921.
FIG.1
Cover: Swedenborg, Emanuel, Hemel en Hel, 's-Gravenhage: Swedenborg Genootschap, after 1921.
Record last updated May 20, 2017. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Narzt, Andreas and Castellani, Florence. "Head of a Woman, Study, c.1925 (PS 269)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=269 (accessed on July 1, 2025).