Art, literature & history
Saint John the Baptist
c. 1717
- Dating
- Approximate
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- black chalk with white heightening on brown paper; laid down
- Dimensions
- overall: 49.9 x 25.2 cm (19 5/8 x 9 15/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1989.42.1
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
François Lemoyne. Saint John the Baptist. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Saint John the Baptist — François Le Moyne. c. 1717.
Medium: black chalk with white heightening on brown paper; laid down.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 49.9 x 25.2 cm (19 5/8 x 9 15/16 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1989.42.1. Gift of Neil and Ivan Phillips.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.