Bust of a Man, Head Turned to Right
Jacques Louis David · c. 1810 · Black chalk, with touches of black crayon, on off-white laid paper, edge mounted on cream wove paper
Public domain
Marked public domain (CC0) by the Art Institute of Chicago.
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About this picture
Bust of a Man, Head Turned to Right is a public-domain drawing by Jacques Louis David, dated c. 1810. Black chalk, with touches of black crayon, on off-white laid paper, edge mounted on cream wove paper. The file comes from Art Institute of Chicago.
“Bust of a Man, Head Turned to Right” (c. 1810) is drawn with David’s hard, clear contour. It may be a finished history picture or a study of a pose for one.
About the artist
Jacques-Louis David (1748–1825) was the leading Neoclassical painter in France. Clear drawing and antique poses served pictures made for the Revolution and later for Napoleon.
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