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Mirabeau (Honore Gabriel Riqueti, Comte de, 1749-1791).
French politician during the French Revolution in 1789,
member of the Etats Generaux.
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Mirabeau (Honore Gabriel Riqueti, Comte de, 1749-1791). French politician during...

Maximilien Robespierre (1758-1794).                    
Oil on canvas                                          
Private Collection
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Maximilien Robespierre (1758-1794). Oil on canvas...

Maximilien Robespierre (1758-1794).                    
Oil on canvas
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Maximilien Robespierre (1758-1794). Oil on canvas

Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828).                       
Oil on canvas
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Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828). Oil on canvas

The medallist Bertrand Andrieu iceskating.             
Oil on canvas
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The medallist Bertrand Andrieu iceskating. Oil on canvas

Mme.Alexandre de la Rochefoucauld, lady of honour      
of Empress Josephine Bonaparte (Beauharnais).          
Oil sketch for "Le Sacre", the coronation of           
Emperor Napoleon I on December 2, 1804.
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Mme.Alexandre de la Rochefoucauld, lady of honour of Empress Josephine Bon...

Portrait of Pierre Seriziat.                           
Oil on wood (1795)                                     
129 x 95.5 cm                                          
RF 1281
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Portrait of Pierre Seriziat. Oil on wood (1795)...

Mme Recamier  nee Julie Bernard (1777-1849).
The painting is unfinished because David was dissatisfied with the portrait.Mme.Recamier finally ordered a portrait from another artist.
Oil on canvas (1780)
174 x 244 cm
RF 3708
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Mme Recamier nee Julie Bernard (1777-1849). The painting is unfinished because...

Count Stanislas Potocki.                               
Oil on canvas (1781)                                   
304 x 218 cm                                           
WIL 1779
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Count Stanislas Potocki. Oil on canvas (1781)...

Emperor Napoleon I Bonaparte.                          
Oil on canvas (1812)                                   
204 x 125 cm                                           
Inv. 1374
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Emperor Napoleon I Bonaparte. Oil on canvas (1812)...

The painter Apelles, Alexander the Great and Campaspe. 
Alexander gives his lover Campaspe to the painter.     
The King believes that Apelles, as an artist, is better
able to appreciate Campaspe's beauty.                  
Wood, 96 x 136,2 cm       P 444
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The painter Apelles, Alexander the Great and Campaspe. Alexander gives his love...

Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743-1794) and wife,        
French chemist executed during the French Revolution.  
Oil on canvas (1788)                                   
286 x 224 cm                                           
Inv. 1977-10
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Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743-1794) and wife, French chemist executed...