The Roman Circus near Santa Croce in Gerusalemme

1775/1780

Jacques-Louis David

Associated Names
Jacques-Louis David

Artist, French, 1748 - 1825

The image features two scenes divided horizontally. The top half shows a classical building with columns and trees in the background. The bottom half shows a detailed structure with a tower and chimneys emitting smoke. The drawing is done in a sepia or monochromatic palette, with subtle brushstrokes depicting architectural details. The color scheme is subdued, consisting of shades of grey and light brown.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black chalk with gray wash on pale blue paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Donald Stone

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 16.5 × 21.5 cm (6 1/2 × 8 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.40.17

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rosenberg and Prat 2002, no. 1069

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

As part of Album No. 10, folio 13, by descent in David's family, including Eugène David [1784-1830] (Lugt 839) and Jules David [1783-1854] (Lugt 1437); (Germain Seligman, New York, 1950s). (sale, Christie's London, & July 1959, no. 43); (Thos Agnew & Sons, London); Donald Stone, New York [1942 - 2020], in 1992?; bequest to NGA, 2022.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1981

  • Accademia di Francia. David e Roma / David et Rome. Rome, 1981: 56, 58, fig. 25, 62 note 40, 66, and 70.

2002

  • Rosenberg, Pierre, and Louis-Antoine Prat. Jacques-Louis David, 1748-1825: Catalogue raisonné des dessins. 2 vols. Milan, 2002, no. 1069.

Markings

Eugène David [1784-1830] (Lugt 839) and Jules David [1783-1854] (Lugt 1437

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