Portrait of Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier and his Wife

Portrait of Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier and his Wife
ArtistJacques-Louis David
Year1788
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions259.7 cm × 194.6 cm (102.2 in × 76.6 in)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The Portrait of Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier and his Wife (French: Portrait d'Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier et de sa femme) 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[1] by Marie-Anne (who had been taught drawing by David). It is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

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