Study for Figure of Socrates
Study for Figure of Socrates
Study for Figure of Socrates
Study for Figure of Socrates

Currently not on view

Study for Figure of Socrates,

ca. 1861

Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1824–1904; born Vesoul, France; died Paris, France
x1983-155

Information

Title
Study for Figure of Socrates
Dates

ca. 1861

Maker
Jean-Léon Gérôme
Medium
Graphite on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
34 x 21.3 cm (13 3/8 x 8 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Laura P. Hall Memorial Fund
Object Number
x1983-155
Signatures
Signed in graphite, right: Gerome
Inscription
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: Teyerielt [?]
Culture
French
Type
drawings
Subject
figures (representations), philosophers, standing, men

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