The Dead Caesar

c. 1859

Jean-Léon Gérôme

Associated Names
Jean-Léon Gérôme

Artist, French, 1824 - 1904

The image shows a drawing of a person lying down, covered in draped fabric that obscures their form. The face is partially visible under the fabric, with the hair and feet exposed. The background is simple, focusing on the figure and fabric details. The drawing is signed by the artist in the lower right corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 16.7 x 32.6 cm (6 9/16 x 12 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.187.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Jill Newhouse); acquired 1991 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2012

  • Grasselli, Margaret Morgan, and Andrew Robison. Color, Line, Light: French Drawings, Watercolors, and Pastels from Delacroix to Signac. Exh. cat. Musée des impressionnismes Giverny and National Gallery of Art. Washington, 2012: xi, xiii, fig. 4 (color).

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: JL Gerome; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 9

Wikidata ID

Q64581257

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