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A Muse from the Sarcophagus of the Muses
Jacques-Louis David1775/80
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Washington, DC, United States
Details
- Title: A Muse from the Sarcophagus of the Muses
- Creator: Jacques-Louis David
- Date Created: 1775/80
- Physical Dimensions: overall: 15.3 x 10 cm (6 x 3 15/16 in.)
- Provenance: Estate of the artist (sale, Paris, 17 April 1826, under no. 66; withdrawn); Mme. David (sale, Paris, 11 March 1835, under no. 16); purchased by one of David's pupils, Mlle. X (name obliterated);[1] by descent in her family; (Bruno de Bayser, Paris); purchased 1998 by NGA. [1] According to inscription on flyleaf.
- Rights: CC0
- Medium: black chalk on laid paper
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