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Standing Man with His Right Hand on His Chest

Former Attribution Formerly attributed to Jacques Louis David French
ca. 1787
Not on view
This sheet is a study for the figure of Cinna, who appears in Vincent’s 1787 painting The Clemency of Augustus as the grateful recipient of the Roman emperor’s mercy. In the compositional study (see 1985.245.2), Cinna is drawn in the same pose, nude, while in the finished painting, he wears classical garb. In this quickly executed sketch, Vincent drew the left arm a second time, experimenting with the position of the hand.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Standing Man with His Right Hand on His Chest
  • Artist: François André Vincent (French, Paris 1746–1816 Paris)
  • Former Attribution: Formerly attributed to Jacques Louis David (French, Paris 1748–1825 Brussels)
  • Date: ca. 1787
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over red chalk on tan paper. Traces of squaring in graphite and red chalk.
  • Dimensions: 14 15/16 x 9 5/8 in. (38 x 24.4 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Walter C. Baker, 1971
  • Object Number: 1972.118.236
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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The Clemency of Augustus (recto); Knight Restraining a Female Figure (verso), François André Vincent French, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of red chalk; perspective lines in graphite (recto). Red chalk; squared in red chalk (verso).
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François André Vincent
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