Ornament with a Woman in Ancient Dress

Jacques-Louis David1775/80

Details

Title: Ornament with a Woman in Ancient Dress
Creator: Jacques-Louis David
Date Created: 1775/80
Physical Dimensions: overall: 15.2 x 21.1 cm (6 x 8 5/16 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Provenance: Estate of the artist (sale, Paris, 17 April 1826, under no. 66; withdrawn); Mme.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: graphite and gray wash on laid paper

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