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Portrait of Princess Pauline Borghese

Jacques Louis David
1748-1825

Portrait of Princess Pauline Borghese

5 11/16 x 4 7/8 inches (145 x 122 mm)
Pencil on paper.
1990.37

Gift of the Christian Humann Foundation.

Notes
This drawing was originally part of the now dismembered album 10 of the artist's twelve "albums factices", compiled during his first trip to Italy in 1774. There are five other David drawings from album 10 in the collection of the Library, two after antique subjects (Acc. No. 1978.42:1-2), two Roman landscapes (Acc. No. 1988.39:1-2), and one Alpine landscape (Acc. No. 1991.6).
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed in an old hand (David's?) at bottom in graphite, "Mme. La Pesse. Borgheze faite de souvenir par David".
Associated names
Humann, Christian, 1929-1981, former owner.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department