Alexander ordering the books of Homer to be preserved ( recto ); Study of a triumphal procession with a subsidiary study of the figure of Alexander ( verso )

Jacques-Louis David (Paris 1748-1825 Brussels) Alexander ordering the books of Homer to be preserved (recto); Study of a triumphal procession with a subsidiary study of the figure of Alexander (verso) with inscription 'Vatican' (recto) black chalk, pen and black ink, grey wash (recto), black chalk, pen and brown ink (verso) 5 x 7½ in. (13 x 19 cm.)