Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794) and Marie Anne Lavoisier (Marie Anne Pierrette Paulze, 1758–1836)
The Met
Artist: Jacques Louis David(French, Paris 1748–1825 Brussels)
Date: 1788
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 102 1/4 x 76 5/8 in. (259.7 x 194.6 cm)
Credit Line: Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman Gift, in honor of Everett Fahy, 1977
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A woman stands beside a man seated at a desk, surrounded by scientific instruments
Detailed Description
A full-length portrait depicts a woman standing beside a man seated at a desk, surrounded by scientific instruments, against a dark gray wall with fluted columns. The woman, positioned on the left, has light, curly hair and wears a white dress with a blue sash. She leans her right arm on the man's shoulder and looks directly forward. The man, seated on the right, wears a white powdered wig and a dark suit with white ruffled cuffs. He holds a quill pen over a sheet of paper on the desk and gazes upwards and to the left. The desk is covered with a deep red cloth, and upon it are several scientific instruments, including a large glass bell jar with a brass top, an inkwell with two quills, and various other glass vessels. Below the table, on the wooden floor, are a large spherical glass flask, a smaller cylindrical metal container, and a woven basket. Two fluted columns are visible on the left side of the background, and a green upholstered chair is partially seen behind the woman.
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