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Niobe and Her Daughter, Jacques-Louis David

Niobe and Her Daughter

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

Movement
Neoclassicism
Date
1775–1780
Medium
Pen and black ink, gray wash over traces of graphite, on laid paper
Dimensions
19 × 13.2 cm (sheet)
Collection
National Gallery of Art, United States
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
National Gallery of Art, public domain

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