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Portrait of Antoine and Marie-Anne Lavoisier
Painting by Jacques-Louis David
| Portrait of Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier and his Wife | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Jacques-Louis David |
| Year | 1788 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 259.7 cm × 194.6 cm (102.2 in × 76.6 in) |
| Location | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
The Portrait of Antoine and Marie-Anne Lavoisier (French: Portrait d'Antoine et Marie-Anne Lavoisier) is a double portrait of the French chemist Antoine Lavoisier and his wife and collaborator Marie-Anne Pierrette Paulze, commissioned from the French painter Jacques-Louis David in 1788 by Marie-Anne (who had been taught drawing by David).
Description
The work is painted in oils on a canvas of 259.7 × 194.6 cm.[1]
It shows the couple in Lavoisier's office, with a wood-paneled floor and walls of false marble with three classical pilasters.
In the center, the couple face the viewer with both their he