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From object
Shelfmark: 1977.10 Metropolitan Museum  (New York USA) Suggestions & Corrections  
Type: painting
Dimension: H.: 259,7; W.; 194,6
 
Component's data
Thematic group: Iconography of Lavoisier  Documents on and by Madame Lavoisier 
Type: portrait
Abstract: Portrait of Lavoisier and his wife (Marie Anne Pierrette Paulze)
Comment: Signed by David in lower left corner: "L. David parisiis anno 1788".
 
Related components    (13)
 bibliography
    journal Journal of the History of Ideas
 bibliographic reference  David among the moderns: art, science and the Lavoisiers...
    journal The Rockefeller University Review
 bibliographic reference  David's Portrait of the Lavoisiers in the Library of Welch Hall...
    book
 bibliographic reference  Imaging a Career in Science. The Iconography of Antoine Laurent Lavoisier...
 description of
    instrument
 gasometer  Mercury gasometer. This special type of gasometer served to collect gases using mercury, a method t...
    instrument
 hydrometer  Areometers...
    instrument
 vessel  Large glass flask for gas collecting similar to that portrayed in David's painting of 1788...
    instrument
 hydrometer  Small silver hydrometer...
 copy of
    engraving
 portrait  Medallion portraying a bust of Lavoisier adorned with the instruments which were painted by David in...
    painting
 portrait  This is a curious copy of David's portrait which introduces, in addition to Lavoisier and his wife, ...
    painting
 portrait  Portrait de Monsieur et Madame Lavoisier...
 related to
    engraving
 portrait  Lavoisier. Chapman sculp. London, Publish’d Dec.er 19th 1812 by G. Jones...
    chronology A Chronology of Lavoisier's Career. Prepared by Maurice Daumas, Henry Guerlac and Carl Perrin. Edited by Marco Beretta
 event  (1788-12-16): Jacques Louis David receives 7000 livres for the completion of his painting of Lavoisi...
    engraving
 portrait  Renatus Descartes Nobil. Gall. Perroni Dom. Summus Mathem. Et Philos....

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Attributes
Person City Cronology   Position
name: Jacques Louis David
resp.: author
name: Paris
date/range: December 1788
date of: completion
epoch: 18 (2°)
name: Antoine Laurent Lavoisier
resp.: portrayed
name: Paris
date/range: December 1788
date of: completion
epoch: 18 (2°)
name: Marie Anne Pierrette Paulze Lavoisier
resp.: portrayed
name: Paris
date/range: December 1788
date of: completion
epoch: 18 (2°)

 
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