Art Institute of Chicago
Perseus and the Gorgon's Head
Style of Jacques Louis David
- Date
- c. 1770
- Medium
- Black chalk, on ivory laid paper, laid down on ivory wove paper
- Culture
- France
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
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- Object type
- AAT300033973
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