Jacques-Louis David, Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794) and Marie Anne Lavoisier (Marie Anne Pierrette Paulze, 1758–1836)

Jacques-Louis David

French · 1748–1825 · Painter, Printmaker

Jacques-Louis David was a French painter in the Neoclassical style, considered to be the preeminent painter of the era. In the 1780s, his cerebral brand of history painting… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Jacques-Louis David, w. Frame: 27, Mixed media, with oil on canvasw. Frame: 27Clarke Auction Gallery · $450≈ £333≈ €388Sign up to see

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Jacques-Louis David, w. Frame: 27, Mixed media, with oil on canvas
w. Frame: 27
Clarke Auction Gallery · Sep 13, 2026
$450Sign up free to see
Jacques-Louis David, The Death of Socrates, Oil on canvas
The Death of Socrates
Jackson's International Auctioneers · Dec 3, 2025
$150Sign up free to see
Jacques-Louis David, Untitled, Cupid Sharpening an Arrow, (for restoration). 19th century oil on canvas
Untitled
Sloans & Kenyon · Nov 21, 2024
$300Sign up free to see
Jacques-Louis David, Untitled, on a green marble plinth
Untitled
Sworders · Apr 3, 2024
£120Sign up free to see
Portrait of a Young Woman, said to be Pauline Borghese
Brunk Auctions · Dec 6, 2019
$600Sign up free to see
Jacques-Louis David, A portrait of a woman, three-quarter length, seated, with a dog in her lap and holding a sheet of music in her left hand, oil on canvas
A portrait of a woman, three-quarter length, seated, with a dog in her lap and holding a sheet of music in her left hand
Bonhams · Jul 20, 2015
$1,625Sign up free to see
Jacques-Louis David, The Departure Of Hector, pencil on paper
The Departure Of Hector
Pandolfini · Nov 8, 2023
Mother and Child
Helmuth Stone Gallery · May 17, 2020
Mother and Child
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Mar 1, 2020

Works in museum collections

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Jacques-Louis David, Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794) and Marie Anne Lavoisier (Marie Anne Pierrette Paulze, 1758–1836)
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794) and Marie Anne Lavoisier (Marie Anne Pierrette Paulze, 1758–1836)1788 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman Gif…
Jacques-Louis David, The Death of Socrates
The Death of Socrates1787 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, Wolfe F…
Jacques-Louis David, General Étienne-Maurice Gérard (1773–1852)
General Étienne-Maurice Gérard (1773–1852)1816 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Rogers and Fletcher Funds, and Mary…
Jacques-Louis David, Madame David
Madame David1813 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Samuel H. Kress Collection — Open Access…
Jacques-Louis David, The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries
The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries1812 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Samuel H. Kress Collection — Open Access…
Jacques-Louis David, The Lictors Bringing Brutus the Bodies of his Sons
The Lictors Bringing Brutus the Bodies of his Sons1787 · Black chalk, pen and black and brown ink, brush and gray and brown wash, heightened with white gouache
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 2006 — O…
Jacques-Louis David, Hermaphrodite
Hermaphroditeca. 1780 or ca. 1810 · Black chalk on paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection, 1975 — Open Access …
Jacques-Louis David, Seated Gentleman
Seated Gentlemanca. 1810 · Black chalk on paper squared for transfer
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection, 1975 — Open Access …
Jacques-Louis David, Roman Statue of a Muse (Anchyrrhoe)
Roman Statue of a Muse (Anchyrrhoe)pen and black ink with gray wash on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)
Jacques-Louis David, Roman Statue of a Standing Woman
Roman Statue of a Standing Womanred chalk with brown wash on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)
Jacques-Louis David, Thirius de Pautrizel
Thirius de PautrizelJune or July 1795 · pen and gray ink with gray wash and pale brown wash (on the face) over touches of graphite, heightened with white gouache on laid paper, laid down on an old circular mount
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg,…
Jacques-Louis David, An Antique Sculpture of a Horse
An Antique Sculpture of a Horse1780 · graphite on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon —…
Jacques-Louis David, Brief aan Auguste Gaspard Louis Desnoyers
Brief aan Auguste Gaspard Louis Desnoyers1819-01-13
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain
Jacques-Louis David, Belisarius Begging for Alms
Belisarius Begging for Alms1784
Department of Paintings of the Louvre ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Department of Paintings of the Louvre
Jacques-Louis David, Vue des Jardins du Luxembourg
Vue des Jardins du Luxembourg1794
Department of Paintings of the Louvre ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Department of Paintings of the Louvre
Jacques-Louis David, Untitled
Untitled1790
Department of Paintings of the Louvre ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Department of Paintings of the Louvre
Jacques-Louis David, Saint Jerome Hears the Trumpet of the Last Judgment
Saint Jerome Hears the Trumpet of the Last Judgment1779
Musée de la civilisation ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Musée de la civilisation
Jacques-Louis David, The Death of Socrates
The Death of Socrates1787
Princeton Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Princeton Art Museum
Jacques-Louis David, Portrait Pierre Sériziat
Portrait Pierre Sériziat1790
National Gallery of Canada ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Gallery of Canada
Jacques-Louis David, Portrait of Ignazio Degotti
Portrait of Ignazio Degotti1850
http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/dc25bea3a0a87bb0d4384251fb7d0bd1 ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/g…
Jacques-Louis David, Young Woman with a Turban
Young Woman with a Turban1780
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Jacques-Louis David, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Cleveland Museum of Art
Jacques-Louis David, Cupid and Psyche
Cupid and Psyche1817 · oil on canvas
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund — Open Access (CC0)
Jacques-Louis David, Young Woman with a Turban
Young Woman with a Turbanc. 1780 · oil on canvas
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George S. Kendrick — Open Access (CC0)
Jacques-Louis David, Madame de Pastoret and Her Son
Madame de Pastoret and Her Son1791–92 · Oil on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Clyde M. Carr Fund and Major Acquisitions Endowment…

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