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Civil Garb of the French Citizen

After Jacques Louis David French
1794
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Civil Garb of the French Citizen
  • Series/Portfolio: Projets de Costumes
  • Artist: After Jacques Louis David (French, Paris 1748–1825 Brussels)
  • Artist: Baron Dominique Vivant Denon (French, Givry 1747–1825 Paris)
  • Date: 1794
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: image: 12 1/8 x 7 1/16 in. (30.8 x 18 cm)
    plate: 12 15/16 x 7 1/2 in. (32.8 x 19 cm)
    sheet: 13 11/16 x 8 3/16 in. (34.8 x 20.8 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1964
  • Object Number: 64.682.344
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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