The Death of Socrates

1782
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 Death of Socrates
  • Artist: Jacques Louis David (French, Paris 1748–1825 Brussels)
  • Date: 1782
  • Medium: Black chalk, brush and gray wash, touches of pen and black and brown ink, with two irregularly shaped fragments of paper affixed to the sheet and a strip added along the upper margin
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 9 1/4 × 14 3/4 in. (23.5 × 37.5 cm)
    Frame: 17 1/2 × 23 in. (44.5 × 58.4 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Private Collection
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints