Art, literature & history
Study for "Swiss Sentry at the Louvre"
c. 1819
- Dating
- Approximate
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- graphite on laid paper
- Dimensions
- overall: 20.8 x 13.4 cm (8 3/16 x 5 1/4 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1952.8.239
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Théodore Géricault. Study for "Swiss Sentry at the Louvre". National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Study for "Swiss Sentry at the Louvre" — Théodore Gericault. c. 1819.
Medium: graphite on laid paper.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 20.8 x 13.4 cm (8 3/16 x 5 1/4 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1952.8.239. Rosenwald Collection.
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.