Hera and Ceres, from the Vatican

1775/80

Jacques-Louis David

Artist, French, 1748 - 1825

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black ink and gray wash over graphite on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 15 x 20.4 cm (5 7/8 x 8 1/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1998.105.1.dd

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Woman from the Villa Pamphili

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Estate of the artist (sale, Paris, 17 April 1826, under no. 66; withdrawn); Mme. David (sale, Paris, 11 March 1835, under no. 16); purchased by one of David's pupils, Mlle. X (name obliterated);[1] by descent in her family; (Bruno de Bayser, Paris); purchased 1998 by NGA.
[1] According to inscription on flyleaf.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in black ink: vatican; lower right in black ink: lower center: paraphes of E.D. and J.D.

Wikidata ID

Q64580171

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