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Study of a female head

Drawing
1775-1780 (drawn)
Artist/Maker

Drawing. Study of a female head after a detail from 'The Descent from The Cross' by Daniele da Volterra in the church of S. Trinità dei Monti, Rome.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleStudy of a female head (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Black chalk drawing on paper
Brief description
Jacques Louis David, Female head. After a detail from The Descent from the Cross
French School
Physical description
Drawing. Study of a female head after a detail from 'The Descent from The Cross' by Daniele da Volterra in the church of S. Trinità dei Monti, Rome.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14cm
  • Width: 13cm
Dimensions taken from Lambert, Susan. Drawing: Technique & Purpose. London: Victoria & Albert Museum, 1981.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'la douleur, compressée a secourir' (Inscribed by the artist)
  • 'E.D.' and 'J.D.' (Inscribed in ink by the artist's sons, Eugène and Jules)
Subjects depicted
Associated object
5944 (Series)
Bibliographic reference
Lambert, Susan. Drawing: Technique & Purpose. London: Victoria & Albert Museum, 1981. p.28.
Collection
Accession number
5945

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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