Jacques-Louis David

c. 1813/1815

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Chester Dale Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 89.2 x 67.8 cm (35 1/8 x 26 11/16 in.)
    framed: 118.4 x 96.5 x 9.5 cm (46 5/8 x 38 x 3 3/4 in.)

  • Accession

    1963.10.212


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

J.P. Mazaroz-Ribalier; (his sale, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, 1-3 December 1890, no. 175); purchased by Gustave Cahen [b. 1825], Paris; (his sale, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 24 May 1929, no. 78). Cahen collection on consignment with Felix Lachovski; (Cahen sale, Silo's, New York, 5-6 December 1929, 2nd day, no. 483); purchased by Chester Dale [1882-1962], New York; bequest 1963 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1965

  • The Chester Dale Bequest, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1965, unnumbered checklist.

Bibliography

1953

  • French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1953: 24, repro.

1965

  • Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 117.

  • Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Paintings & Sculpture of the French School in the Chester Dale Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 28, repro.

1968

  • National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 104, repro.

1975

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 312, repro.

1984

  • Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Rev. ed. New York, 1984: 418, no. 599, color repro.

1985

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 357, repro.

2000

  • Eitner, Lorenz. French Paintings of the Nineteenth Century, Part I: Before Impressionism. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 2000: 330-333, color repro.

Wikidata ID

Q20183390


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