Art, literature & history
The Roman Circus near Santa Croce in Gerusalemme
1775/1780
- Dating
- Date range
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- black chalk with gray wash on pale blue paper
- Dimensions
- sheet: 16.5 × 21.5 cm (6 1/2 × 8 7/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 2022.40.17
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Jacques-Louis David. The Roman Circus near Santa Croce in Gerusalemme. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
The Roman Circus near Santa Croce in Gerusalemme — Jacques-Louis David. 1775/1780.
Medium: black chalk with gray wash on pale blue paper.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): sheet: 16.5 × 21.5 cm (6 1/2 × 8 7/16 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2022.40.17. Gift of Donald Stone.
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.