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Guillaume Lethière
French, 1760 - 1832
Brutus Condemning His Sons to Death
c. 1788
Lethière’s preliminary study features many compositional details that were ultimately not included, such as the impassioned figures at left who dramatically gesture toward the severed head. Lethière rendered the garments of these bystanders in detail, alternating between delicate and heavy lines to emphasize the movement of the fabric as they react to the violence.
Image Caption
Guillaume Lethière, Brutus Condemning His Sons to Death, c. 1788, Brush and brown and gray wash, black chalk, graphite on medium weight laid paper mounted to mill board, with paper additions at lower right quadrant and right edge. Clark Art Institute, 2018.1.2
Medium
Brush and brown and gray wash, black chalk, graphite on medium weight laid paper mounted to mill board, with paper additions at lower right quadrant and right edge
Dimensions
Sheet: 14 × 24 1/2 in. (35.6 × 62.2 cm)
Frame: 24 1/8 × 33 7/8 in. (61.3 × 86 cm)
Object Number
2018.1.2
Acquisition
Acquired by the Clark, 2018
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