Profile of Napoleon

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

Movement: Neoclassicism
Date: c. 1810
Medium: Black chalk with touches of black crayon on off-white laid paper
Dimensions: 18.5 × 13.8 cm (sheet)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago, United States
Rights: Public domain
Photograph: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0

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Drawing Black chalk Portrait Napoleon Emperor Man Head Profile In profile Face Hair Ear Neck Bust Nose Seal Study Sketch Monochrome Paper French Revolution and Empire Sculpture

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