Sketch for "The Revolt at Cairo"

Oil on paper mounted on paper and canvas. This sketch is for “The Revolt at Cairo.” Created around c. 1809 by Anne-Louis Girodet de Roucy-Trioson.

The painting depicts a historical revolt against Napoleon’s army in Cairo. It was never fully explained why Girodet chose this subject.

Anne-Louis Girodet trained under Jacques-Louis David. He included elements of eroticism in his works, participating in the early Romantic movement.

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, https://clevelandart.org/art/1965.310