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Study for "The Oath of the Tennis Court"

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The drawing was previously folded into sixteenths, although currently the folds dividing it into eighths are more visible. On the verso, two of the eight sections are covered in brown wash strokes, presumably offloading the brush or testing (by David or someone else).
Department of Drawings Given by the artist to his student José de Madrazo y Agudo; his son Federigo de Madrazo y Kuntz; his son Mariano Fortuny y Marsal; his son Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo; acquired through Martin Birnbaum by Grenville L. Winthrop october 1934 (Fr. 25 000); his bequest to the Fogg Art Museum 1943. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Title: Study for "The Oath of the Tennis Court"
Description:
The drawing was previously folded into sixteenths, although currently the folds dividing it into eighths are more visible.
On the verso, two of the eight sections are covered in brown wash strokes, presumably offloading the brush or testing (by David or someone else).

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