DAVID, Jacques-Louis
(b. 1748, Paris, d. 1825, Bruxelles)

Woman in a Turban

1794
Pen and brown ink, 370 x 260 mm
Private collection

David worked with great energy while in prison. He made the drawing of a Woman in a Turban in the style of an engraving. He very pointedly inscribed 'J L David did this in chains' (i.e. in prison).