Sketch of a Woman's Head, Jacques-Louis David

Sketch of a Woman's Head

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

Movement: Neoclassicism
Date: c. 1810
Medium: Black chalk on off-white laid paper
Dimensions: 21 × 16.4 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 Sketch Portrait Woman Young woman Face Head Bust Gaze Hair Loop Diadem Headband Nose Mouth Neck Shoulder Seal Front view Single figure Large empty space Black and white Monochrome

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