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Caricature of Georges-Auguste Couthon (called Aristide, 1756-1794), President of the Convention in 1793, on the way to the guillotine on July 28, 1794 (10 Thermidor, An II)

ca. 1794
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Caricature of Georges-Auguste Couthon (called Aristide, 1756-1794), President of the Convention in 1793, on the way to the guillotine on July 28, 1794 (10 Thermidor, An II)
  • Artist: Baron Dominique Vivant Denon (French, Givry 1747–1825 Paris)
  • Date: ca. 1794
  • Medium: Pen, black ink over black chalk
  • Dimensions: 5 3/16 x 4 1/16 in. (13.1 x 10.3 cm)
    Including added strip 1/2 in. on top.
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1962
  • Object Number: 62.119.6b
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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