The Lictors Bringing Brutus the Bodies of His Sons

1787

Not on view

Returned to lender

This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

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Title: The Lictors Bringing Brutus the Bodies of His Sons
Artist: Jacques Louis David (French, Paris 1748–1825 Brussels)
Date: 1787
Medium: Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, squared in black chalk
Dimensions: Sheet: 12 3/16 in. × 16 in. (31 × 40.7 cm)
Frame: 25 3/16 × 2 7/8 in. (64 × 7.3 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Private Collection, France
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints