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Perseus and the Gorgon's Head

A work made of black chalk, on ivory laid paper, laid down on ivory wove paper.
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  • A work made of black chalk, on ivory laid paper, laid down on ivory wove paper.

Date:

c. 1770

Artist:

Style of Jacques Louis David
French, 1748-1825

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Style of Jacques Louis David

Title

Perseus and the Gorgon's Head

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1765–1775

Medium

Black chalk, on ivory laid paper, laid down on ivory wove paper

Dimensions

15.4 × 19.6 cm (6 1/8 × 7 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection

Reference Number

1922.2288

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