Study for "Swiss Sentry at the Louvre"

c. 1819

Théodore Gericault

Associated Names
Théodore Gericault

Artist, French, 1791 - 1824

The sketch depicts a person standing in a three-quarter view. The person is wearing a top hat, a coat with wide lapels, a buttoned vest, trousers, and holding a walking stick. A medal or decorative badge is pinned on the coat. The person's head is turned slightly to the left, and the face is minimally detailed. The background appears plain with some stains on the paper.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 20.8 x 13.4 cm (8 3/16 x 5 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1952.8.239

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Marquis Ph. de Chennevieres (Lugt 2072)

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1955

  • The Drawing and the Print, Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC; and Lowe Gallery, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, 1955, no cat.

Wikidata ID

Q64633066

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