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In the Orbit of Jacques Louis David: Selections from the Department of Drawings and Prints

Overview Exhibition Objects

Ruins of the Palatine Hill, Joseph Benoît Suvée French, Red chalk — Ruins of the Palatine Hill
Joseph Benoît Suvée
ca. 1772–76

The Punishment of the Arrogant Niobe by Diana and Apollo, Pierre Charles Jombert French, Oil paint on canvas, mounted on board — The Punishment of the Arrogant Niobe by Diana and Apollo
Pierre Charles Jombert
ca. 1772

Dido's Sacrifice to Juno, Jean Bernard Restout French, Oil paint, over pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, on paper, mounted on canvas — Dido's Sacrifice to Juno
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1772–74

Kneeling Draped Male Figure, Jean Guillaume Moitte French, Red chalk; framing lines in pen and brown ink — Kneeling Draped Male Figure
Jean Guillaume Moitte
1776

The Despair of Hecuba, Pierre Peyron French, Pen and black ink, gray wash — The Despair of Hecuba
Pierre Peyron
ca. 1784

The Death of Seneca, Jean Guillaume Moitte French, Pen and black ink, brush and brown wash, heightened with white gouache on blue paper — The Death of Seneca
Jean Guillaume Moitte
ca. 1770–90

The Virgin Placing St. Teresa of Avila Under the Protection of St. Joseph, François Guillaume Ménageot French, Oil paint over pen and brown ink, on paper, mounted on canvas — The Virgin Placing St. Teresa of Avila Under the Protection of St. Joseph
François Guillaume Ménageot
ca. 1787

Youth Sleeping in a Chair, François André Vincent French, Black chalk, heightened with white on brownish paper — Youth Sleeping in a Chair
François André Vincent
ca. 1771–72

The Clemency of Augustus (recto); Knight Restraining a Female Figure (verso), François André Vincent French, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of red chalk; perspective lines in graphite (recto). Red chalk; squared in red chalk (verso). — The Clemency of Augustus (recto); Knight Restraining a Female Figure (verso)
François André Vincent
ca. 1787–88

Standing Man with His Right Hand on His Chest, François André Vincent French, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over red chalk on tan paper. Traces of squaring in graphite and red chalk. — Standing Man with His Right Hand on His Chest
François André Vincent
Jacques Louis David
ca. 1787

Venus and Cupid in a Landscape, after Annibale Carracci (recto); A Warrior Holding a Shield and Sword, Seen from the Back (verso), Théodore Gericault French, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, watercolor, and white gouache over graphite and red chalk (recto); pen and brown ink, watercolor, over graphite and red chalk (verso) — Venus and Cupid in a Landscape, after Annibale Carracci (recto); A Warrior Holding a Shield and Sword, Seen from the Back (verso)
Théodore Gericault
Annibale Carracci
1816–17

Clytemnestra Hesitating before Striking Agamemnon, Pierre Narcisse Guérin French, Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, heightened with white on light brown paper — Clytemnestra Hesitating before Striking Agamemnon
Pierre Narcisse Guérin
ca. 1813

The Punishment of Niobe, Merry Joseph Blondel French, Conté crayon and white chalk on buff paper — The Punishment of Niobe
Merry Joseph Blondel
ca. 1822–28

The Mourning of Pallas, Anne Louis Girodet-Trioson French, Pen and brown ink, brush and gray and brown wash, heightened with white — The Mourning of Pallas
Anne Louis Girodet-Trioson
ca. 1790–93

Marius at Minturnae, François-Xavier Fabre French, Etching and aquatint, printed in brown ink on wove paper — Marius at Minturnae
François-Xavier Fabre
ca. 1796–1800

Marius at Minturnae, Jean Germain Drouais French, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown and gray wash over black chalk — Marius at Minturnae
Jean Germain Drouais
ca. 1786

Portrait of Sir Sidney Smith in the Temple Prison, Philippe Auguste Hennequin French, Pen and brown ink over black chalk — Portrait of Sir Sidney Smith in the Temple Prison
Philippe Auguste Hennequin
1796

Georges-Auguste Couthon at the National Convention in 1793, Baron Dominique Vivant Denon French, Black chalk — Georges-Auguste Couthon at the National Convention in 1793
Baron Dominique Vivant Denon
ca. 1793

Severed head, said to be that of Maximilien-François-Marie-Isidore de Robespierre (1758-1794), guillotined July 28, 1794 (10 Thermidor, An II), Baron Dominique Vivant Denon French, Graphite — Severed head, said to be that of Maximilien-François-Marie-Isidore de Robespierre (1758-1794), guillotined July 28, 1794 (10 Thermidor, An II)
Baron Dominique Vivant Denon
Maximilien-François-Marie-Isidore de Robespierre
1794

Portraits of Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Gobel (1727-1794), Bishop of Paris in 1792-93, and Pierre-Gaspard Chaumette (1763-1794), Procurator of the Commune in 1792, sketched on the way to the guillotine, April 12, 1794., Baron Dominique Vivant Denon French, Black chalk — Portraits of Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Gobel (1727-1794), Bishop of Paris in 1792-93, and Pierre-Gaspard Chaumette (1763-1794), Procurator of the Commune in 1792, sketched on the way to the guillotine, April 12, 1794.
Baron Dominique Vivant Denon
1794

Portrait of a Man, Louis Lafitte French, Conté crayon heightened with white chalk — Portrait of a Man
Louis Lafitte
1793

View of Rome (recto); A Woman's Head In Profile (verso)

baron François Gérard

ca. 1790–91

Portrait of a Woman, baron Antoine Jean Gros French, Black chalk with stumping — Portrait of a Woman
baron Antoine Jean Gros
ca. 1793–1800

Portrait of a Man, baron Antoine Jean Gros French, Black chalk with stumping — Portrait of a Man
baron Antoine Jean Gros
ca. 1793–1800

Group of Artists in Jean-Baptiste Isabey's Studio, Louis Léopold Boilly French, Conté crayon, stumping, heightened with white chalk — Group of Artists in Jean-Baptiste Isabey's Studio
Louis Léopold Boilly
ca. 1798

Bust of Minerva, Louis Léopold Boilly French, Conté crayon, stumping, heightened with white chalk on faded blue paper — Bust of Minerva
Louis Léopold Boilly
ca. 1798

Allegory of the Arts, Joseph Marie Vien French, Pen and black ink, brush and brown wash, over faint black chalk underdrawing — Allegory of the Arts
Joseph Marie Vien
1796

A Man and a Woman Embracing, baron Antoine Jean Gros French, Pen and brown ink with brown wash over black chalk — A Man and a Woman Embracing
baron Antoine Jean Gros

The Muse Erato Writing Verses Inspired by Love, Charles Meynier French, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, heightened with white gouache, over black chalk on brown paper; squared in black chalk — The Muse Erato Writing Verses Inspired by Love
Charles Meynier
ca. 1797

Composition Study for "Castor and Pollux Freeing Helen", Joseph-Ferdinand Lancrenon French, Black crayon and stumping on off-white laid paper — Composition Study for "Castor and Pollux Freeing Helen"
Joseph-Ferdinand Lancrenon
1817

Composition Study for "Castor and Pollux Freeing Helen", Joseph-Ferdinand Lancrenon French, Black crayon and stumping on blue laid paper — Composition Study for "Castor and Pollux Freeing Helen"
Joseph-Ferdinand Lancrenon
1817

Male Nude, Study for "Castor and Pollux Freeing Helen", Joseph-Ferdinand Lancrenon French, Black crayon on off-white laid paper — Male Nude, Study for "Castor and Pollux Freeing Helen"
Joseph-Ferdinand Lancrenon
1817

Drapery Study for "Castor and Pollux Freeing Helen", Joseph-Ferdinand Lancrenon French, Black chalk, stumping, white chalk, and black crayon on buff laid paper — Drapery Study for "Castor and Pollux Freeing Helen"
Joseph-Ferdinand Lancrenon
1817

Composition Study for "Castor and Pollux Freeing Helen", Joseph-Ferdinand Lancrenon French, Black chalk and black crayon on off-white laid paper; squared in red chalk — Composition Study for "Castor and Pollux Freeing Helen"
Joseph-Ferdinand Lancrenon
1817

Study of Heads for Study for "Castor and Pollux Freeing Helen", Joseph-Ferdinand Lancrenon French, Black crayon, stumping, and white chalk on buff laid paper — Study of Heads for Study for "Castor and Pollux Freeing Helen"
Joseph-Ferdinand Lancrenon
1817

Study of Heads for Study for "Castor and Pollux Freeing Helen", Joseph-Ferdinand Lancrenon French, Black crayon, stumping, and white chalk on buff laid paper — Study of Heads for Study for "Castor and Pollux Freeing Helen"
Joseph-Ferdinand Lancrenon
1817

Heads Studies for "Castor and Pollux Freeing Helen", Joseph-Ferdinand Lancrenon French, Black crayon, stumping, and white chalk on buff laid paper — Heads Studies for "Castor and Pollux Freeing Helen"
Joseph-Ferdinand Lancrenon
1817

Battle of the Pyramids, July 21, 1798, François André Vincent French, Pen and black ink, brush and brown wash, heightened with white on beige washed paper; squared in graphite — Battle of the Pyramids, July 21, 1798
François André Vincent
baron Antoine Jean Gros
ca. 1800

The Revolt at Cairo, Anne Louis Girodet-Trioson French, Black chalk on white paper — The Revolt at Cairo
Anne Louis Girodet-Trioson
ca. 1809

The Revolt at Cairo, Anne Louis Girodet-Trioson French, Black chalk on blue paper — The Revolt at Cairo
Anne Louis Girodet-Trioson
ca. 1809

A French Dragoon, Study for "The Revolt of Cairo", Anne Louis Girodet-Trioson French, Pastel and conté crayon, with some stumping, on gold-colored dyed laid paper — A French Dragoon, Study for "The Revolt of Cairo"
Anne Louis Girodet-Trioson
ca. 1809

Kneeling Cuirassier, Pierre Narcisse Guérin French, Black and white chalk — Kneeling Cuirassier
Pierre Narcisse Guérin
ca. 1810

Battlefield with Soldier on Horseback (Napoleon?), baron Antoine Jean Gros French, Pen and black ink on beige antique laid paper — Battlefield with Soldier on Horseback (Napoleon?)
baron Antoine Jean Gros
ca.1810

Drummer Boy Attacked by a Cossack, Jean Victor Schnetz French, Brush and brown wash, heightened with white over black chalk on brown wove paper — Drummer Boy Attacked by a Cossack
Jean Victor Schnetz
Théodore Gericault
ca. 1817

Jupiter and Mercury reveal themselves to Philemon and Baucis, Elie-Honoré Montagny French, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown and gray washes, with touches of white gouache; laid down; squared in graphite — Jupiter and Mercury reveal themselves to Philemon and Baucis
Elie-Honoré Montagny
1809

The Surviving Horatian, Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg Danish, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash; framing lines in pen and black ink, by the artist — The Surviving Horatian
Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg
first half 19th century

The Death of Britannicus, Alexandre Denis Abel de Pujol French, Pen and black ink, brush and brown wash, heightened with white gouache over graphite and red chalk — The Death of Britannicus
Alexandre Denis Abel de Pujol
ca. 1814

Virgil Reading the Aeneid to Augustus, Livia, and Octavia, Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres French, Pen and black ink, graphite, brush and gray wash, white gouache heightening, Conté crayon on blue paper — Virgil Reading the Aeneid to Augustus, Livia, and Octavia
Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres
1809/1819 (?)

Alexander the Great presenting Campaspe to Apelles, Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres French, Graphite, brush and brown wash; squared in graphite — Alexander the Great presenting Campaspe to Apelles
Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres
1810

Cassandra Imploring Athena for Revenge Against Ajax, Jérôme Martin Langlois French, Black and colored chalk with watercolor and lead white paint — Cassandra Imploring Athena for Revenge Against Ajax
Jérôme Martin Langlois
1810–38

Cybele and Three Attendants, Antoine Léonard Du Pasquier French, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash — Cybele and Three Attendants
Antoine Léonard Du Pasquier
1801 or 1802

An Allegory of Empress Josephine as Patroness of the Gardens at Malmaison, baron François Gérard French, Watercolor and pen and black ink, over black chalk underdrawing on paper, laid down on board — An Allegory of Empress Josephine as Patroness of the Gardens at Malmaison
baron François Gérard
ca. 1805–6

Crowd in Front of the Tuileries Palace During the Wedding of Napoleon to Marie-Louise of Austria, Charles Percier French, Pen and gray ink, brush and gray wash, over black chalk — Crowd in Front of the Tuileries Palace During the Wedding of Napoleon to Marie-Louise of Austria
Charles Percier
Pierre François Léonard Fontaine
ca. 1810

Comedy and Tragedy, Anne Louis Girodet-Trioson French, Black chalk and stumping — Comedy and Tragedy
Anne Louis Girodet-Trioson
1814

Design for a Medal Commemorating the Treaty of Paris, 1814, Jacques Edouard Gatteaux French, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash — Design for a Medal Commemorating the Treaty of Paris, 1814
Jacques Edouard Gatteaux
ca.1814

Marie Gabrielle Capet and Marie Marguerite Carreaux de Rosemond, Adélaïde Labille-Guiard French, Black chalk with stumping, red and white chalks on beige paper — Marie Gabrielle Capet and Marie Marguerite Carreaux de Rosemond
Adélaïde Labille-Guiard
Marie Gabrielle Capet
ca. 1785

Portrait of a Young Man, Fulchran Jean Harriet French, Black chalk, stumped, heightened with white. Framing line in pen and brown ink. — Portrait of a Young Man
Fulchran Jean Harriet
1802

Portrait of a Young Man, Pierre Narcisse Guérin French, Black chalk, stumping, heightened with white chalk — Portrait of a Young Man
Pierre Narcisse Guérin
ca. 1810–20

Gaetano Rossi Napoletano, Jean-Baptiste Joseph Wicar French, Conté crayon on off white wove paper — Gaetano Rossi Napoletano
Jean-Baptiste Joseph Wicar
n.d.

Merry Joseph Blondel (1781–1853), Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres French, Graphite — Merry Joseph Blondel (1781–1853)
Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres
Merry Joseph Blondel
1809

Girodet and His Students, Alexandre-Marie Colin French, Lithograph on chine collé — Girodet and His Students
Alexandre-Marie Colin
Anne Louis Girodet-Trioson
ca. 1817

Don Juan and the Commander's Statue (Last Scene of Mozart's Don Giovanni), Alexandre Evariste Fragonard French, Graphite, pen and brown ink, watercolor, heightened with gum arabic — Don Juan and the Commander's Statue (Last Scene of Mozart's Don Giovanni)
Alexandre Evariste Fragonard
ca. 1825–30

Anne, ma soeur Anne, ne vois-tu rien venir?, Auguste Garneray French, Watercolor — Anne, ma soeur Anne, ne vois-tu rien venir?
Auguste Garneray
1817

Joan of Arc Imprisoned in Rouen, Pierre Henri Revoil French, Pen and brown ink, watercolor, and wash on two sheets of laid paper, mounted together on a sheet of laid paper — Joan of Arc Imprisoned in Rouen
Pierre Henri Revoil
1819

A Cardinal Examining a Painting in a Cloister, François Marius Granet French, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, watercolor, over black chalk — A Cardinal Examining a Painting in a Cloister
François Marius Granet
first half 19th century

Mathurin Régnier, Eugène Delacroix French, Watercolor and gouache over traces of graphite on wove paper — Mathurin Régnier
Eugène Delacroix
ca. 1846

Scrapbook containing Drawings and Prints of Architecture, Interiors, Furniture and Other Objects, André Marie Chatillon French, Pen and black and gray ink, graphite, black chalk — Scrapbook containing Drawings and Prints of Architecture, Interiors, Furniture and Other Objects
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1804–10

Ciborium for the Coronation of Napoleon I, Charles Percier French, Graphite, pen and brown ink, gray and reddish-brown wash — Ciborium for the Coronation of Napoleon I
Charles Percier
1804

Chalice for the Coronation of Napoleon I, Charles Percier French, Graphite, pen and brown ink, gray and reddish-brown wash — Chalice for the Coronation of Napoleon I
Charles Percier
1804

Side View of The Cradle of His Majesty the King of Rome, Adrien Louis Marie Cavelier French, Pen and black ink — Side View of The Cradle of His Majesty the King of Rome
Multiple artists/makers
ca.1810–11

Elevations and Bas-reliefs of The Cradle of His Majesty the King of Rome, Adrien Louis Marie Cavelier French, Pen and black ink — Elevations and Bas-reliefs of The Cradle of His Majesty the King of Rome
Multiple artists/makers
ca.1810–11

Gallerie des Modes et Costumes Français Desinés D'Apres Nature, G. F. R. Molé French, plates: engraving, aquatint — Gallerie des Modes et Costumes Français Desinés D'Apres Nature
Multiple artists/makers
1778 [to 1787]

The Fashions of London & Paris, Richard Philips British, Illustrations: hand colored stipple engravings, etchings, aquatints — The Fashions of London & Paris
Richard Philips
1798–1810

Costumes parisiens: les ouvrières de Paris, Gatine & Lanté French, plates: engraving, hand-colored — Costumes parisiens: les ouvrières de Paris
Multiple artists/makers
about 1824

Costumes des Représentans du peuple francais, Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur French, plates: hand colored engraving — Costumes des Représentans du peuple francais
Multiple artists/makers
1796

A Member of the Institute, Jean-Baptiste Regnault French, Pen and gray ink with watercolor, over traces of graphite — A Member of the Institute
Jean-Baptiste Regnault
1798

La Parure Des Dames, 1re Collection des plus belles Coeffures Inventées depuis l'Année 1776

Mondhare et Jean

ca. 1776

L'Art de Coeffure, Journal, J. N. Palette French, plates: hand colored engraving — L'Art de Coeffure, Journal
J. N. Palette
Journal de Coeffure
1803

Oeuvres de Jean Racine, Jean Racine French, Printed book with engraved illustrations — Oeuvres de Jean Racine
Multiple artists/makers
1801