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Jacques-Louis David

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Full-length portrait of a standing officer in dark blue uniform with medals, holding a letter and plumed hat before red drape

General Étienne-Maurice Gérard (1773-1852)

1816

Painting of two women on a red sofa, one in black velvet and one in grey silk holding a letter, both wearing jeweled tiaras.

Portrait of the Sisters Zénaïde and Charlotte Bonaparte

1821

Half-length oil portrait of a woman with dark curly hair in a white blouse and black shawl against a dark background.

Portrait of Suzanne Le Peletier de Saint-Fargeau

1804

Painting of a woman in a pink gown embracing a young man with a spear in a dark rocky setting, with a white dog beside him.

The Farewell of Telemachus and Eucharis

1818

Seated man in red papal robes and white skullcap in a gilded chair, holding a document, against a dark background.

Portrait of Pope Pius VII

1805

Oil portrait of a man in a dark blue uniform with gold epaulettes, medals, and a sword hilt against a brown background.

Comte Henri-Amédée-Mercure de Turenne-d'Aynac

1816

Painting of a plumed-helmeted warrior centered among nude and draped soldiers with wreaths, before a temple and rocky cliffs.

Leonidas at Thermopylae

1814

Painting of nude winged Cupid and sleeping Psyche reclining on a gilded bed with red drapery and a dusk landscape.

Cupid and Psyche

1817

Painting of a helmeted warrior turned from a bearded king, with a woman in a flower wreath and a crowned woman behind them.

The Anger of Achilles

1819

Painting of a robed emperor on a dais gesturing to soldiers raising eagle standards beneath red drapery and a crowd of courti

The Army takes an Oath to the Emperor after the Distribution of Eagles, 5 December 1804

1810

Large history painting of a crowned ceremony in a church interior, with a kneeling woman in white robes and clergy and courti

The Coronation of Napoleon

1807

Painting of a mounted man in a red cape on a rearing white horse, crossing a snowy alpine pass with soldiers.

Napoleon Crossing the Alps

1801

Seated elderly man in a dark coat and white cravat, hands resting on a wooden armchair, against a plain brown background.

Portrait of Cooper Penrose

1802

Portrait of a seated woman in a white satin gown, white flower headpiece and green stone necklace against a dark background.

Comtesse Daru

1810

Full-length portrait of a man in a white and blue uniform standing in a study with a gilded chair, clock and desk.

The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries

1812

Full-length portrait of a standing man in a blue military coat and white breeches beside a gilded chair and desk in a study.

The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries

1812

Seated woman in white satin gown, red shawl and tall white feathered headdress, against a dark brown background.

Madame David

1813

Half-length portrait of an elderly man with white hair in a dark coat and white cravat against a dark background.

Portrait of Jean-Pierre Delahaye

1815

Nude youth in a white drapery restraining a rearing brown horse on a rocky plain under a cloudy sky.

Roman Youth with Horse

1824

Painting of a nude Roman warrior with a red-plumed helmet, gold shield marked ROMA, and raised spear in a rocky landscape.

Roman Warrior

1824

Seated portrait of Pope Pius VII in red papal vestments and gold stole, holding a letter, against a dark background.

Pius VII, pope (1740-1823)

1806

Full-length portrait of a man in gold-embroidered red and ermine robes, holding a scepter and orb beside a red throne.

This portrait of Napoleon is believed to be the model for a larger composition, now lost. After his coronation in the…

1807

Painting of a seated woman with a lyre beside a reclining bearded man in a classical columned interior.

Calliope Mourning Homer

1812

Double portrait of two women in jeweled tiaras on a red sofa, one holding a letter and the other embracing her.

Portrait à mi-corps des princesses Zénaïde et Charlotte, filles de Joseph Bonaparte

1822

Painting of Mars disarmed by Venus with doves, a cupid, and attendant nymphs before classical columns and clouds.

Mars disarmed by Venus

1824

Full-length portrait of a man in red imperial robes and ermine, holding a gold scepter, before a gilded throne and dark curta

Portrait de Napoléon en costume impérial

1805

Seated man in dark overcoat and white cravat holding a hat, against a brown background, portrait by Jacques-Louis David.

Portrait of Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès

1817

Seated man in embroidered blue uniform and white cloak with red ribbon medal, beside a plumed hat, against a dark background.

Porträt des Grafen Antoine Français de Nantes

1811

Painting of a rider on a rearing white horse, red cape flying, climbing a snowy mountain pass under a stormy sky.

Napoleon Crossing the Alps

1802

Portrait of a seated woman in white satin dress, feathered headdress and red shawl against a dark background.

Madame David

1813

Portrait of two churchmen in white and red vestments against a dark background, one with a gold crucifix, by Jacques-Louis Da

Portrait of Pope Pius VII and Cardinal Caprara

1805

Painting of a woman in blue velvet and gold shawl with a young girl in white dress leaning against her, dark background.

Portrait of the Comtesse Vilain XIIII and her Daughter Louise

1816

Full-length portrait of a man in dark military uniform with medals, holding a letter and plumed hat, before red drapery and a

Portrait of French politician and soldier Étienne Maurice Gérard

1816

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a red dress with white lace sleeves, flowers in her hair, against a dark background.

Portrait of Laure-Emilie-Felicite David, La Baronne Meunier

1812

Black chalk drawing of a nude man in a head wrap leaning on his hand beside a chain and a bowl on a ledge.

The Prisoner

c. 1816-22

Grey wash drawing of two nude figures, Cupid and Psyche, reclining on a draped couch by a window.

Cupid and Psyche

1813

Graphite drawing of a bare-breasted woman in a veil before three bearded, draped men in classical dress.

Phryne before Her Judges

c. 1816-20

Graphite sketch of a plumed warrior with spear and shield at the center of a crowded ancient battle scene among trees.

Leonidas at Thermopylae

ca. 1812-13

Pencil sketch of a mounted officer seen from behind, arm raised holding reins, with the horse's hindquarters and tail.

Mounted Officer from the Back

c. 1810

Pencil sketch of three draped classical figures, one holding a scroll and another pointing, with the word Perugia written at

Sketch of Three Classical Figures

c. 1810

Pencil sketch of a bearded seated man in draped robes beside a swaddled child reaching outward.

Seated Man and Swaddled Baby

c. 1810

Horse's Head

c. 1810

Profile of Napoleon

c. 1810

Pencil sketch of a man's head and shoulders in a high-collared military coat, on pale paper.

Study

1811/1812

Charcoal sketch of a curly-haired man's head and shoulders turned to the right on a pale sheet.

Bust of a Man, Head Turned to Right

c. 1810

Head of a Man, Left Profile

c. 1810

Pencil sketch of a smiling man with curly hair and a jabot at his neck, drawn in loose lines on pale paper.

Bust of a Man with a Jabot

c. 1810

Studies for Distribution of Eagles: The Archi-Chancelier, Cambacérés and the Archi-Trescrier, Lebrun

c. 1810

Study for Distribution of Eagles, Prince Eugène de Beauharnais

c. 1810

Pencil sketch of a woman's head and shoulders, facing forward, with curled hair piled high on an off-white sheet.

Sketch of a Woman's Head

c. 1810

Bust of Caroline Bonaparte, Princess Murat, Queen of Naples

c. 1810

Pencil study on cream paper of two nude male figures on a squared grid, one standing with folded arms and one reaching upward

Study for "The Distribution of the Eagles"

c. 1810

Engraved equestrian portrait of a uniformed officer on a rearing horse, with soldiers and a castle in the background.

Eugene Beauharnais

1830

Lithograph of Napoleon on a white horse on a battlefield, with a cannon and fallen soldier in the foreground.

Napoleon Bonaparte I te paard op het slagveld

1853

Pencil sketch of a seated woman in a ruffled collar and long gown in an armchair, on a sketchbook page with handwritten notes

Sketchbook

1809-10