The Oath of the Seven Chiefs against Thebes

c. 1800

Anne-Louis Girodet de Roucy-Trioson

Anne-Louis Girodet de Roucy-Trioson (French, 1767–1824)

Drawings

The Oath of the Seven Chiefs against Thebes, c. 1800. Anne-Louis Girodet de Roucy-Trioson (French, 1767–1824). Black chalks and white chalk with stumping and erasing on light brown wove paper; overall: 41.8 x 62 cm (16 7/16 x 24 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2000.71

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Girodet de Roucy-Trioson, Anne-Louis
Classification: Drawing
Formatted Medium: Black chalks and white chalk with stumping and erasing on light brown wove paper
Medium: black, chalks, white, chalk, stumping, erasing, light, brown, wove, paper
Dimensions: Overall: 41.8 x 62 cm (16 7/16 x 24 7/16 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: The number 29 (est.) is inscribed along the bottom edge in graphite (over black chalk?)
Departments: Drawings
Accession Number: 2000.71
Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Exhibitions: Elegance and Intrigue: French Society in 18th-century Prints and Drawings
Rights Statement: CC0