Who created "Study for "The Revolt of Cairo""?

Study for "The Revolt of Cairo" was created by Anne-Louis Girodet de Roucy-Trioson (French, 1767–1824) in 1810.

What medium is "Study for "The Revolt of Cairo""?

Study for "The Revolt of Cairo" is pen and brown ink; framing lines in pen and brown ink.

Is "Study for "The Revolt of Cairo"" in the public domain?

Yes, Study for "The Revolt of Cairo" is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Study for "The Revolt of Cairo"

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

1810

Medium

pen and brown ink; framing lines in pen and brown ink

Dimensions

{"sheet":{"height":0.281,"width":0.43},"secondary support":{"height":0.298,"width":0.444}}

Classification

Drawing

Department

Drawings

Museum

Cleveland Museum of Art

Credit

Bequest of Muriel Butkin

Accession Number

2008.372

Tags

male

About this artwork

Girodet made this linear study early on in the process of planning his Revolt of Cairo (see photo), which today hangs in the National Museum of the Château of Versailles. The composition shows French soldiers crushing a rebellion in Cairo prompted by Napoleon's invasion and occupation of the city in 1798. The very thin support of the drawing and its even contour lines indicate that the artist might have produced it by tracing an earlier version of the composition. The museum owns a rough oil ske...

Study for "The Revolt of Cairo"

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