Maximilien Robespierre on the day of his execution [drawing].
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Record ID:
304858
Accession number:
MA 1059.6
Published:
[17--]
Credit:
Purchased, 1928.
Description:
1 drawing.
Notes:
Attributed to Jacques Louis David, but signature at lower right corner may not be that of the artist.
Part of a collection of documents and graphic materials related to Maximilien Robespierre. Items in this collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
Summary:
Drawing shows head and shoulders of Robespierre in profile, with a bandage covering his wounded jaw.
Medium:
Graphite on paper.
Dimensions:
7 1/4 x 7 7/8 inches (184 x 200 mm)
Binding:
Red leather, heavily gilt tooled, by Zaehnsdorf, 1909.
Provenance:
From the collection of Victorien Sardou (1831-1908), French dramatist and collector; purchased from J. J. Champenois in 1928.
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