Bust of a veiled woman, torso in three-quarter view to the right, face tilted slightly to the left, Jacques-Louis David

Bust of a veiled woman, torso in three-quarter view to the right, face tilted slightly to the left

Buste de femme voilée, le torse de trois-quarts à droite, le visage légèrement penché vers la gauche (museum title)

Jacques-Louis David (French) (1748-1825)

Movement: Neoclassicism
Date: c. 1819–1823
Medium: Black crayon on paper
Dimensions: 23 × 16.3 cm
Collection: Museum of Fine Arts and Archaeology of Besançon, France
Rights: Public domain
Photograph: Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon, public domain

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