Head of a Child
Jacques Louis David · Oil on canvas
Public domain
Marked public domain in The Met Collection API (isPublicDomain).
How this license was checked
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About this picture
Head of a Child is a public-domain painting by Jacques Louis David. Oil on canvas. The file comes from The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
“Head of a Child” (date not listed) 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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