Severed head, said to be that of Maximilien-François-Marie-Isidore de Robespierre (1758-1794), guillotined July 28, 1794 (10 Thermidor, An II)
Object type: Drawing
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Maximilien-François-Marie-Isidore de Robespierre|baron Dominique Vivant Denon
Artist bio: French, Arras 1758–1794 Paris|French, Givry 1747–1825 Paris
Artist role: Sitter|Artist
Artist nationality: French|French
Date: 1794
Medium: Graphite
Dimensions: 6 7/16 x 4 7/16 in. (16.3 x 11.3 cm.)
Classification: Drawings
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1962
Accession year: 1962
Tags: Hands|Heads