Niobe and Her Daughter

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Estate of the artist (sale, Paris, 17 April 1826, under no. 66; withdrawn); Mme.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.

Niobe and Her Daughter

David, Jacques-Louis

1775/80

Accession Number

1998.105.1.n

Medium

black ink with gray wash over graphite on laid paper

Dimensions

overall: 15.2 x 14 cm (6 x 5 1/2 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Patrons' Permanent Fund