Severed head, said to be that of Maximilien-François-Marie-Isidore de Robespierre (1758-1794), guillotined July 28, 1794 (10 Thermidor, An II)

Severed head, said to be that of Maximilien-François-Marie-Isidore de Robespierre (1758-1794), guillotined July 28, 1794 (10 Thermidor, An II) by Maximilien-François-Marie-Isidore de Robespierre|baron Dominique Vivant Denon

Medium

Graphite

Dimensions

6 7/16 x 4 7/16 in. (16.3 x 11.3 cm.)

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1962

Accession Number

62.119.8b

Tags

HandsHeads

About the Artist

Maximilien-François-Marie-Isidore de Robespierre|baron Dominique Vivant Denon (French|French) · 1758 |1747 1794 |1825

French, Arras 1758–1794 Paris|French, Givry 1747–1825 Paris

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