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Study for "The Oath of the Tennis Court"

Study for "The Oath of the Tennis Court"

1748 - 1825

Jacques-Louis David

French

The drawing was previously folded into sixteenths, although currently the folds dividing it into eighths are more visible. On the verso, two of the eight sections are covered in brown wash strokes, presumably offloading the brush or testing (by David or someone else).

Brown and black ink and graphite, squared in graphite, on off-white antique laid paper

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