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Exhibition

Jacques Louis David: Radical Draftsman

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Seated Male Nude in Three-Quarter View, with Right Arm Extended to the Left, Jacques Louis David French, Black chalk, stumped, heightened with white — Seated Male Nude in Three-Quarter View, with Right Arm Extended to the Left
Jacques Louis David
ca. 1774–75

Seated Male Nude in Three-Quarter View, Head Turned to the Right, with Bent Right Leg Resting on a Platform, Jacques Louis David French, Black chalk, stumped, heightened with white — Seated Male Nude in Three-Quarter View, Head Turned to the Right, with Bent Right Leg Resting on a Platform
Jacques Louis David
ca. 1774–75

Two Studies of the Head of a Young Man Crowned with a Laurel Wreath, Jacques Louis David French, Black chalk — Two Studies of the Head of a Young Man Crowned with a Laurel Wreath
Jacques Louis David
ca. 1775–80

Alpine Landscape with a Horse-Drawn Carriage Traversing a Pass; from Roman Album no. 10, leaf 17, Jacques Louis David French, Black chalk, traces of white heightening — Alpine Landscape with a Horse-Drawn Carriage Traversing a Pass; from Roman Album no. 10, leaf 17
Jacques Louis David
ca. 1775–80

Statue of a Standing Woman; from Roman Album no. 6, leaf 5, Jacques Louis David French, Red chalk with brush and brown wash — Statue of a Standing Woman; from Roman Album no. 6, leaf 5
Jacques Louis David
ca. 1775–80

Statue of a Standing Woman (Anchyrroe); from Roman Album no. 6, leaf 5, Jacques Louis David French, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, over black chalk — Statue of a Standing Woman (Anchyrroe); from Roman Album no. 6, leaf 5
Jacques Louis David
ca. 1775–80

A Young Woman of Frascati, Jacques Louis David French, Red chalk; framing lines in pen and brown ink, irregularly cut — A Young Woman of Frascati
Jacques Louis David
ca. 1775–76

View of the Campidoglio in Rome, Jacques Louis David French, Brush and gray wash over black chalk — View of the Campidoglio in Rome
Jacques Louis David
ca. 1775–80

View of the Roman Forum from the Temple of Saturn, Jacques Louis David French, Black chalk — View of the Roman Forum from the Temple of Saturn
Jacques Louis David
ca.1775–80

Roman Album No. 4, Jacques Louis David French, Album of 21 leaves (initially 23; leaves 1 and 15 absent) and a flyleaf, with 82 drawings(including one drawn directly on leaf 3 and 21tracings) affixed to 14 greenish leaves and 7 white leaves; bound in brown leather — Roman Album No. 4
Jacques Louis David
Assembled 1826; most drawings 1775–80

Roman Album No.8, Jacques Louis David French, Album of 23 leaves (originally 24; leaf 14 absent) and a flyleaf, with 101 drawings(including one that is loose, one executed directly on leaf 17 verso, and 19 tracings) affixed to 19 greenish leaves and 4 white leaves; bound in brown leather — Roman Album No.8
Jacques Louis David
Assembled 1826; most drawings 1775–80

Roman Album No.11, Jacques Louis David French, Album of 26 leaves and a flyleaf, with 99 drawings (including 17 tracings) affixed to 20 greenish leaves and 6 white leaves; bound in brown leather — Roman Album No.11
Jacques Louis David
Assembled 1826; most drawings 1775–80

Male Nude as Hercules, Jacques Louis David French, Red chalk — Male Nude as Hercules
Jacques Louis David
before 1772–75

Reclining Male Nude, Jacques Louis David French, Red chalk — Reclining Male Nude
Jacques Louis David
ca. 1775–77

The Combat of Diomedes, Jacques Louis David French, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, black chalk, heightened with<br/>white, on three joined sheets of gray-blue paper — The Combat of Diomedes
Jacques Louis David
1776

The Spartan Mother, Jacques Louis David French, Pen and black and brown ink, brush and gray wash, over black chalk, heightened with white gouache — The Spartan Mother
Jacques Louis David
1779

Belisarius Begging for Alms, Jacques Louis David French, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, heightened with white gouache, on faded blue paper — Belisarius Begging for Alms
Jacques Louis David
1779

Frieze in the Antique Style: Death of a Hero, Jacques Louis David French, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, black chalk, heightened with white gouache, with framing lines in pen and brown ink, on three joined sheets of faded blue paper and a fourth strip added at right — Frieze in the Antique Style: Death of a Hero
Jacques Louis David
1780

Andromache Mourning the Death of Hector, Jacques Louis David French, Black chalk, touches of pen and brown ink — Andromache Mourning the Death of Hector
Jacques Louis David
ca. 1782

Andromache Mourning the Death of Hector, Jacques Louis David French, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, over black chalk, on two joined pieces of paper — Andromache Mourning the Death of Hector
Jacques Louis David
1782

Caracalla Killing His Brother Geta in the Arms of His Mother, Jacques Louis David French, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, heightened with white, over black chalk — Caracalla Killing His Brother Geta in the Arms of His Mother
Jacques Louis David
1782

The Ghost of Septimius Severus Appearing to Caracalla after the Murder of His Brother Geta, Jacques Louis David French, Pen and gray and brown ink, brush and gray wash, over black chalk, heightened with touches of white, with strips of paper added along the upper and lower margins — The Ghost of Septimius Severus Appearing to Caracalla after the Murder of His Brother Geta
Jacques Louis David
ca. 1783

The Departure of Marcus Atilius Regulus for Carthage, Jacques Louis David French, Pen and black ink, brush and gray and brown wash, heightened with white, over traces of black chalk, on blue laid paper — The Departure of Marcus Atilius Regulus for Carthage
Jacques Louis David
ca. 1786

Head of Marcus Atilius Regulus, Jacques Louis David French, Black chalk — Head of Marcus Atilius Regulus
Jacques Louis David
ca. 1786

The Death of Camilla, Jacques Louis David French, Black chalk, brush and gray wash — The Death of Camilla
Jacques Louis David
ca. 1781

The Death of Camilla, Jacques Louis David French, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, black chalk — The Death of Camilla
Jacques Louis David
1781

The Oath of the Horatii, Jacques Louis David French, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, heightened with white, over<br/>black chalk — The Oath of the Horatii
Jacques Louis David
ca. 1782

The Oath of the Horatii, Jacques Louis David French, Oil over pen and black ink, squared in black chalk, on paper laid down on canvas — The Oath of the Horatii
Jacques Louis David
1784–85

The Nurse and the Children of the Horatii, Jacques Louis David French, Black chalk, stumped, heightened with white, squared in black chalk, on beige paper — The Nurse and the Children of the Horatii
Jacques Louis David
1785

Sabina, Jacques Louis David French, Black chalk, stumped, heightened with white, squared in black chalk, on several joined pieces of beige paper — Sabina
Jacques Louis David
1785

Paris and Helen (Anonymous Tracing after d ’Hancarville), Jacques Louis David French, Pen and brown ink, on tracing paper — Paris and Helen (Anonymous Tracing after d ’Hancarville)
Jacques Louis David
ca. 1775–80

Paris and Helen, Jacques Louis David French, Black chalk — Paris and Helen
Jacques Louis David
ca. 1782–86

Paris and Helen, Jacques Louis David French, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, over black chalk — Paris and Helen
Jacques Louis David
1782?

Paris and Helen, Jacques Louis David French, Pen and brown and black ink, brush and gray wash, with a strip of paper added along the left margin — Paris and Helen
Jacques Louis David
1786

Paris and Helen, Jacques Louis David French, Oil on canvas — Paris and Helen
Jacques Louis David
ca.1786–87

The Death of Socrates, Jacques Louis David French, 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 — The Death of Socrates
Jacques Louis David
1782

The Death of Socrates, Jacques Louis David French, Pen and black ink, over black chalk, touches of pen and brown ink; squared in black chalk — The Death of Socrates
Jacques Louis David
ca. 1786

Seated Old Man (Plato) with a Young Man Standing Behind, Jacques Louis David French, Black chalk, stumped, heightened in white chalk, squared in black chalk — Seated Old Man (Plato) with a Young Man Standing Behind
Jacques Louis David
ca. 1786–87

Crito, Jacques Louis David French, Black chalk, stumped, heightened with white chalk; squared in black chalk — Crito
Jacques Louis David
ca. 1786–87

The Death of Socrates, Jacques Louis David French, Oil on canvas — The Death of Socrates
Jacques Louis David
1787

Study for The Lictors Bringing Brutus the Bodies of his Sons, Jacques Louis David French, Black chalk and brown ink on paper — Study for The Lictors Bringing Brutus the Bodies of his Sons
Jacques Louis David
ca. 1788

The Lictors Bringing Brutus the Bodies of His Sons, Jacques Louis David French, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, squared in black chalk — The Lictors Bringing Brutus the Bodies of His Sons
Jacques Louis David
1787

The Lictors Bringing Brutus the Bodies of His Sons, Jacques Louis David French, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, over black chalk — The Lictors Bringing Brutus the Bodies of His Sons
Jacques Louis David
1787

The Lictors Bringing Brutus the Bodies of his Sons, Jacques Louis David French, Black chalk, pen and black and brown ink, brush and gray and brown wash, heightened with white gouache — The Lictors Bringing Brutus the Bodies of his Sons
Jacques Louis David
1787

The Wife and Daughters of Brutus, Jacques Louis David French, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, touches of brush and brown wash, squared and (along lower margin) numbered in black chalk — The Wife and Daughters of Brutus
Jacques Louis David
ca. 1787

Study for the Wife and Daughters of Brutus (recto); Study of a Male Nude (verso), Jacques Louis David French, Red chalk — Study for the Wife and Daughters of Brutus (recto); Study of a Male Nude (verso)
Jacques Louis David
ca. 1788

Seated Woman Lamenting, Jacques Louis David French, Black chalk, stumped, heightened with white chalk, squared in black and white chalk — Seated Woman Lamenting
Jacques Louis David
ca. 1789

The Lictors Bringing Brutus the Bodies of His Sons, Jacques Louis David French, Oil over pen and black ink, squared in black chalk, on paper laid down on canvas — The Lictors Bringing Brutus the Bodies of His Sons
Jacques Louis David
ca. 1788

Two Studies of Dubois-Crancé and Robespierre for “The Oath of the Tennis Court”, Jacques Louis David French, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, over black chalk (left), pen and black ink over black chalk (right), on two joined sheets — Two Studies of Dubois-Crancé and Robespierre for “The Oath of the Tennis Court”
Jacques Louis David
ca.1790–91

Sketchbook with Studies for “The Oath of the Tennis Court” (Carnet 3), Jacques Louis David French, Sketchbook of 66 folios, with drawings in black chalk; bound in green board — Sketchbook with Studies for “The Oath of the Tennis Court” (Carnet 3)
Jacques Louis David
ca. 1790–91

Deputies and Groups of Deputies: Sheet of Fourteen Studies for “The Oath of the Tennis Court”, Jacques Louis David French, Graphite, pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, squared in graphite, with fragments of paper affixed to the sheet — Deputies and Groups of Deputies: Sheet of Fourteen Studies for “The Oath of the Tennis Court”
Jacques Louis David
ca.1790–91

The Oath of the Tennis Court, Jacques Louis David French, Pen and brown and black ink, brush and brown wash, heightened with white, over black chalk, with two irregularly shaped fragments of paper affixed to the sheet — The Oath of the Tennis Court
Jacques Louis David
1791

Allegory of the Revolution in Nantes, Jacques Louis David French, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, graphite, squared in graphite, on two joined and partially overlapping pieces of paper, with filled-in areas at the upper right and lower left corners — Allegory of the Revolution in Nantes
Jacques Louis David
ca. 1789–90

The Head of the Dead Jean Paul Marat, Jacques Louis David French, 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 — The Head of the Dead Jean Paul Marat
Jacques Louis David
1793

The Triumph of the French People, Jacques Louis David French, Pen and brown and black ink, brush and gray wash, heightened with white, over graphite and black chalk, squared and partially numbered (1–3 at lower left; 1–6 above the figural group at left) in graphite, with one irregularly shaped fragment of paper affixed to the sheet — The Triumph of the French People
Jacques Louis David
1794

A Seated Judge, Jacques Louis David French, Pen and black ink, watercolor — A Seated Judge
Jacques Louis David
1794

Representative of the French People on Duty, Jacques Louis David French, Pen and brown ink, watercolor; toque drawn on a separate piece of paper, cut out and affixed to the sheet — Representative of the French People on Duty
Jacques Louis David
1794

Portrait of a Revolutionary, Jacques Louis David French, Pen and black ink, over traces of black chalk, with touches of brush and brown and gray wash — Portrait of a Revolutionary
Jacques Louis David
1795

Portrait of Jeanbon Saint-André, Jacques Louis David French, Pen and black ink, brush and black and gray wash, heightened with pale yellow wash and white gouache, over graphite — Portrait of Jeanbon Saint-André
Jacques Louis David
1795

Portrait of a Man, Jacques Louis David French, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, over traces of black chalk — Portrait of a Man
Jacques Louis David
1795

Portrait of Bernard de Saintes, Jacques Louis David French, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, heightened with white gouache, over black chalk — Portrait of Bernard de Saintes
Jacques Louis David
1795

Portrait of de Barbau du Barran, Jacques Louis David French, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, over traces of black chalk — Portrait of de Barbau du Barran
Jacques Louis David
1795

Portrait of Thirius de Pautrizel, Jacques Louis David French, Pen and gray ink, brush and gray wash, over black chalk, heightened with white gouache — Portrait of Thirius de Pautrizel
Jacques Louis David
1795

Hersilia Surrounded by the Sabine Women and Their Children, Jacques Louis David French, Black chalk, reworked in areas in pen and brown ink, squared in black chalk, irregularly cut — Hersilia Surrounded by the Sabine Women and Their Children
Jacques Louis David
ca. 1795

Warrior on Horseback, Sheathing his Sword, Jacques Louis David French, Black chalk — Warrior on Horseback, Sheathing his Sword
Jacques Louis David
ca. 1796

Kneeling Sabine, Lifting a Nude Infant, Jacques Louis David French, Graphite, black chalk, stumped, heightened with white, squared in graphite — Kneeling Sabine, Lifting a Nude Infant
Jacques Louis David
ca. 1796–97

The Coronation, Jacques Louis David French, Graphite, with areas reworked in pen and black and brown ink — The Coronation
Jacques Louis David
ca. 1804–05

Napoleon Crowning Himself, Jacques Louis David French, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash — Napoleon Crowning Himself
Jacques Louis David
1805

The Empress Josephine, Jacques Louis David French, Black chalk — The Empress Josephine
Jacques Louis David
ca. 1804–05

Study of a Bishop and Two Clerics, Jacques Louis David French, Pen and gray ink, brush and gray wash, over black chalk, squared in black chalk — Study of a Bishop and Two Clerics
Jacques Louis David
ca. 1806

The Distribution of the Eagles, Jacques Louis David French, Oil over black chalk, on paper laid down on canvas — The Distribution of the Eagles
Jacques Louis David
ca. 1809–10

Sapper-Grenadier of the Imperial Guard, Jacques Louis David French, Black chalk, squared in black chalk — Sapper-Grenadier of the Imperial Guard
Jacques Louis David
ca. 1809

Sketchbook with Studies for “The Distribution of the Eagles” (Carnet 10), Jacques Louis David French, Sketchbook of 65 folios, with 33 mounted drawings, most in black chalk, some in pen and black ink — Sketchbook with Studies for “The Distribution of the Eagles” (Carnet 10)
Jacques Louis David
ca. 1809

Venus, Wounded by Diomedes, Appeals to Jupiter, Jacques Louis David French, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, heightened with white, over black chalk — Venus, Wounded by Diomedes, Appeals to Jupiter
Jacques Louis David
1812

Cupid and Psyche, Jacques Louis David French, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, heightened with white gouache, over black chalk — Cupid and Psyche
Jacques Louis David
1813

Leonidas at Thermopylae, Jacques Louis David French, Black chalk; squared in black chalk — Leonidas at Thermopylae
Jacques Louis David
ca. 1812–13

Leonidas at Thermopylae, Jacques Louis David French, Pen and black ink, brush and gray and black wash, heightened with white gouache, over black chalk, lightly squared in black chalk — Leonidas at Thermopylae
Jacques Louis David
1813

The Prisoner, Jacques Louis David French, Black chalk — The Prisoner
Jacques Louis David
ca. 1816–22

Phryné Before Her Judges, Jacques Louis David French, Black chalk — Phryné Before Her Judges
Jacques Louis David
ca.1816–20

Composition with Four Figures, Jacques Louis David French, Black chalk — Composition with Four Figures
Jacques Louis David
1821

Group of Figures Inspired by “Leonidas at Thermopylae”, Jacques Louis David French, Black chalk — Group of Figures Inspired by “Leonidas at Thermopylae”
Jacques Louis David
1817

Portrait of Baroness Pauline Jeanin, Jacques Louis David French, Black chalk — Portrait of Baroness Pauline Jeanin
Jacques Louis David
ca. 1816

Portrait of Pauline Jeanin, née David, and Her Daughter Emilie, Jacques Louis David French, Black chalk — Portrait of Pauline Jeanin, née David, and Her Daughter Emilie
Jacques Louis David
1821

Eugène David and His Wife, Anne-Thérèse, Jacques Louis David French, Black chalk, heightened with white — Eugène David and His Wife, Anne-Thérèse
Jacques Louis David
1825