A Femme Fatale, a mask-like male face, and male figure seen from behind (recto). An angel descending stairs (verso) — Theodor Richard Edward von Holst. A Femme Fatale, a mask-like male face, and male figure seen from behind (recto). An angel descending stairs (verso), 1836–44. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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A Femme Fatale, a mask-like male face, and male figure seen from behind (recto). An angel descending stairs (verso)

by Theodor Richard Edward von Holst

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Artist: Theodor Richard Edward von Holst (British, London 1810–1844 London)
Date: 1836–44
Medium: Graphite
Dimensions: Sheet: 11 5/8 × 7 5/8 in. (29.5 × 19.4 cm) Mount: 13 9/16 × 10 1/16 in. (34.5 × 25.5 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Gift of Allen Staley, 2017
Accession no.: 2017.259.7a, b

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Data retrieved from the Metropolitan Museum of Art on October 9, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.

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