The Head of the Dead Jean Paul Marat

1793
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Head of the Dead Jean Paul Marat
  • Artist: Jacques Louis David (French, Paris 1748–1825 Brussels)
  • Date: 1793
  • Medium: Pen and brown and black ink, over black chalk, with strips of paper added along the left and right margins and corners cut, pasted down on board
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 10 5/8 × 8 1/4 in. (27 × 21 cm)
    Mount: 13 5/16 × 11 in. (33.8 × 28 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Musée National des Châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon (INV. DESS 855 / MV 5288)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints