Child crying beside a fainting young woman, her face half veiled, Jacques-Louis David

Child crying beside a fainting young woman, her face half veiled

Enfant pleurant près d'une jeune femme défaillante, le visage à demi voilé (museum title)

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

Movement: Neoclassicism
Date: c. 1816–1820
Medium: Black crayon on paper
Dimensions: 17.4 × 11.2 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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Drawing Black chalk Study Sketch Group Child Young woman Woman Face Head Veil Drapery Drapery Hair Mouth Cry Weeping Pain Despair Fainting Grief Hand Arm Seal Black and white Monochrome

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