The Death of Socrates

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

Movement

Neoclassicism

Date

c. 1786

Medium

Pen and black ink over black chalk, touches of pen and brown ink; squared in black chalk

Dimensions

27.9 × 41.6 cm (sheet)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Rights

Public domain

Photograph

Metropolitan Museum of Art, CC0

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