Drapery Study for the Figure of the Dying Mary Magdalen by Paul Delaroche — Paul Delaroche. Drapery Study for the Figure of the Dying Mary Magdalen, 1815–56. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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Drapery Study for the Figure of the Dying Mary Magdalen

by Paul Delaroche

Quick Overview

Artist: Paul (Hippolyte) Delaroche (French, Paris 1797–1856 Paris)
Date: 1815–56
Medium: Black chalk, stumped, with touches of brownish red chalk
Dimensions: Sheet: 14 1/4 x 22 1/4 in. (36.2 x 56.5cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Purchase, Harry Leibovitz Bequest, 1990
Accession no.: 1990.219

Provenance

The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s open-access data does not include an ownership history for this work. See the museum’s page for this work.

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