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Roman Album No.8

Assembled 1826; most drawings 1775–80
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Roman Album No.8
  • Artist: Jacques Louis David (French, Paris 1748–1825 Brussels)
  • Date: Assembled 1826; most drawings 1775–80
  • Medium: Album of 23 leaves (originally 24; leaf 14 absent) and a flyleaf, with 101 drawings(including one that is loose, one executed directly on leaf 17 verso, and 19 tracings) affixed to 19 greenish leaves and 4 white leaves; bound in brown leather
  • Dimensions: Overall: 20 1/16 × 13 9/16 in. (51 × 34.5 cm)
    Sheet (greenish leaves): 19 1/8 × 13 1/8 in. (48.5 × 33.4 cm)
    Sheet (white leaves): 19 3/4 × 13 1/8 in. (50.2 × 33.3 cm)
  • Classification: Albums
  • Credit Line: Morgan Library & Museum, New York. Purchased as the gift of S. Parker Gilbert and Eugene V. Thaw
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints