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David, Jacques-Louis. The Lictors Bring to Brutus the Bodies of His Sons. 1789. Oil on canvas, 323 cm × 422 cm. Musée du Louvre, Paris.
Museum Collection: Musée du Louvre, Paris – Department of Paintings
Provenance: Commissioned by the Bâtiments du Roi for King Louis XVI in 1787; remained in the artist’s possession during the Revolution; entered the collection of the Musée du Louvre, Paris, in 1793.
