# The Dead Christ (recto); Child's Head (verso)

- By: Charles Le Brun (Verso by Unknown Artist (French, 18th century))
- Date: 1646 (recto); 18th century (verso)
- Medium: Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown and gray wash, and traces of red chalk, heightened with lead white (discolored), on blue laid paper, tipped on cream laid paper (recto), and red chalk transfer on cream laid paper
- Classification: Drawing and Watercolor
- Dimensions: 22.8 × 35.1 cm (9 × 13 7/8 in.)
- Culture: France
- Credit line: Clarence Buckingham Collection
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/113629)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/387eee98-efe2-b14c-fea4-fd5df44f29fe/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)