The Death of Camilla

A black chalk and gray wash drawing of armored soldiers advancing across the sheet, one raising a spear at left. Two helmeted warriors with round shields stand above, while a woman lies collapsed in the lower left corner, her hair falling loosely.

Look closer: The round shield held by the helmeted warrior at top center carries a small decorative emblem.

Artist

Jacques Louis David

Date

ca. 1781

Medium

Black chalk, brush and gray wash

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

3735 × 3447 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Joan K. Davidson, in memory of her mother, Alice M. Kaplan, 1998