Sketchbook with Studies for “The Distribution of the Eagles” (Carnet 10)

ca. 1809
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: Sketchbook with Studies for “The Distribution of the Eagles” (Carnet 10)
  • Artist: Jacques Louis David (French, Paris 1748–1825 Brussels)
  • Date: ca. 1809
  • Medium: Sketchbook of 65 folios, with 33 mounted drawings, most in black chalk, some in pen and black ink
  • Dimensions: 9 15/16 × 8 3/16 × 7/8 in. (25.3 × 20.8 × 2.2 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: The Art Institute of Chicago, Helen Regenstein Collection, 1961.393.1
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints