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

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Work Title: Severed head, said to be that of Maximilien-François-Marie-Isidore de Robespierre (1758-1794), guillotined July 28, 1794 (10 Thermidor, An II)
Creator/Culture: printmaker: Vivant Denon (French, 1747-1825)
Site/Repository: Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, New York, USA) ID: 62.119.8b
Period/Date: Creation date: 1794
Media/Technique: graphite, drawing (image-making)
Dimensions: 16.3x11.3 cm (6.42x4.45 inches)
Subjects: Drawings; Heads (Representations); Head of a beheaded person; Decapitations
Work Record ID: 195512
Image Record ID: 944136
Digital filename: 03000508; 09d000638
Classification Filing Number: 375d; D4132; 5RH
HART Image Order Number: 240131

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Collection: History of Art, VRC Image Bank
Record: 944136
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-944136/03000508

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Full citation: History of Art Department, Visual Resource Collections. Image 944136. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. URL: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-944136/03000508. April 24, 2024.