David, Study for The Lictors Bringing Brutus the Bodies of his Sons

Jacques-Louis David, Study for The Lictors Bringing Brutus the Bodies of his Sons, 1787, black chalk, pen and black and brown ink, brush and gray and brown wash, heightened with white gouache,  13 1/16 x 16 9/16″ / 33.2 x 42.1 cm (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York). Video from The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Title Study for The Lictors Bringing Brutus the Bodies of his Sons
Artist(s) Jacques-Louis David
Dates 1787
Places Europe / Western Europe / France
Period, Culture, Style Neoclassicism
Artwork Type Drawing
Material Chalk, Ink, Gouache, Paper
Technique

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