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Study of the head of St. Michael

Drawing
1775-1780 (drawn)
Artist/Maker

Drawing; inscribed. Study of the head of St. Michael after a detail from a painting by Guido Reni in S. Maria della Concezione, Rome.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleStudy of the head of St. Michael (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Black chalk drawing on paper
Brief description
Jacques Louis David, Head of St Michael. After a detail from a painting by Guido Reni in S. Maria della Concezione (Capucin Church).
French School
Physical description
Drawing; inscribed. Study of the head of St. Michael after a detail from a painting by Guido Reni in S. Maria della Concezione, Rome.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.5cm
  • Width: 14cm
Dimensions taken from Lambert, Susan. Drawing: Technique & Purpose. London: Victoria & Albert Museum, 1981.
Marks and inscriptions
  • (Bears the mark of Jean-Charles-Marie Jourdeuil (1811-1868), collector, painter and professeur d'ornementation at the Ecole St Pierre in Lyon, France.)
  • 'Colere noble et Elevee' (Inscribed at lower left)
  • 'E.D.' and 'J.D' (Inscribed in ink by the artist's sons Eugène and Jules at lower left)
Subjects depicted
Associated object
5945 (Series)
Bibliographic reference
Lambert, Susan. Drawing: Technique & Purpose. London: Victoria & Albert Museum, 1981. p.19.
Collection
Accession number
5944

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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