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