DrawingsFrench18th-19th century

Study for "The Oath of the Tennis Court" (recto and verso)

c. 1804-1805

Artists

Jean-Pierre Norblin de la GourdaineArtist

Jacques-Louis DavidPrevious attribution

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brush and pale and dark gray wash over black chalk on white laid paper. Verso: brush and brown and pale and dark gray wash over black chalk

Culture

French

Century

18th-19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

29 x 44 cm (11 7/16 x 17 5/16 in.)

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