The Prisoner
Jacques-Louis David (French, 1748–1825) · c. 1816–22 · black chalk on cream laid paper
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CC0 1.0 public-domain dedication by the Cleveland Museum of Art.
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About this picture
The Prisoner is a CC0 drawing by Jacques-Louis David (French, 1748–1825), dated c. 1816–22. Black chalk on cream laid paper. The file comes from Cleveland Museum of Art.
“The Prisoner” (c. 1816–22) 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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