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Hersilia Surrounded by the Sabine Women and Their Children

Jacques Louis David French

ca. 1795

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Hersilia Surrounded by the Sabine Women and Their Children, Jacques Louis David (French, Paris 1748–1825 Brussels), Black chalk, reworked in areas in pen and brown ink, squared in black chalk, irregularly cut — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Hersilia Surrounded by the Sabine Women and Their Children

Artist: Jacques Louis David (French, Paris 1748–1825 Brussels)

Date: ca. 1795

Medium: Black chalk, reworked in areas in pen and brown ink, squared in black chalk, irregularly cut

Dimensions: Sheet: 11 15/16 × 9 1/16 in. (30.3 × 23 cm)

Classification: Drawings

Credit Line: Palais des Beaux-Arts, Lille (W. 3494)

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