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Painted the Revolution as it happened, voted for the king's execution, switched to Napoleon, and was exiled as a regicide.

Where to see Jacques-Louis David
Collection holdings are reported here; current display varies. Check with each museum before visiting.
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34 recorded works
Louvre
Paris, France
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2 recorded worksNational Gallery of Art
Washington D.C., United States
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3 recorded works
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
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4 recorded works
Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille
Lille, France
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5 recorded worksMusée Fabre
Montpellier, France
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4 recorded worksHarvard Art Museums
Cambridge, United States
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4 recorded worksMuseum of the History of France
Versailles, France
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4 recorded worksRoyal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
Brussels, Belgium
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4 recorded worksFogg Museum
Cambridge, United States
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Jacques-Louis David prints
Hand-finished archival prints from Jacques-Louis David's body of work.
Young Woman with a Turban - Jacques-Louis David
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Portrait of the Young Ingres - Jacques-Louis David
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Self Portrait - Jacques-Louis David
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Portrait of Antoine-Laurent and Marie-Anne Lavoisier - Jacques-Louis David
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Portrait of Philippe-Laurent de Joubert - Jacques-Louis David
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Self-Portrait in his Studio - Jacques-Louis David
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Portrait of a Young Woman in a Turban - Jacques-Louis David
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Portrait of Étienne Maurice Gérard - Jacques-Louis David
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3 recorded worksMusée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon
Besançon, France
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0 recorded works
Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK)
Ghent, Belgium
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3 recorded works
J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
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3 recorded works
Palace of Versailles
Versailles, France
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2 recorded worksArt Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
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2 recorded worksMusée Granet
Aix-en-Provence, France
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2 recorded works
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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2 recorded worksNational Gallery
London, United Kingdom
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2 recorded works
Library-museum of the Comédie-Française
Paris, France
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2 recorded works
Nantes Museum of Arts
Nantes, France
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0 recorded worksMusée Bonnat-Helleu
Bayonne, France
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2 recorded worksBeaux-Arts de Paris
Paris, France
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2 recorded worksDetroit Institute of Arts
Detroit, United States
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2 recorded works
Musée Thomas-Henry
Cherbourg-Octeville, France
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2 recorded works
Musée des Beaux-Arts de la ville de Paris
Paris, France
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2 recorded works
National Gallery of Ireland
Dublin, Ireland
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2 recorded worksFine Arts Museums of San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
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2 recorded worksNational Museum in Warsaw
Warsaw, Poland
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2 recorded works
Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Angers
Angers, France
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2 recorded worksPhiladelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia, United States
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1 recorded work
Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts
Moscow, Russia
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1 recorded workBuffalo AKG Art Museum
Buffalo, United States
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1 recorded work
Liege Fine Arts Museum
Liège, Belgium
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1 recorded workMusée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen
Rouen, France
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1 recorded work
Musée Magnin
Dijon, France
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1 recorded work
Princeton Art Museum
Princeton, United States
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1 recorded work
Musée des Arts Décoratifs
Paris, France
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1 recorded work
Dallas Museum of Art
Dallas, United States
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1 recorded workMusée des beaux-arts de Marseille
Marseille, France
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1 recorded work
Nationalmuseum
Stockholm, Sweden
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1 recorded work
Kunsthistorisches Museum
Vienna, Austria
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1 recorded workHermitage Museum
Saint Petersburg, Russia
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1 recorded workWalters Art Museum
Baltimore, United States
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1 recorded workLos Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles, United States
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1 recorded work
Belvedere
Vienna, Austria
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1 recorded workUffizi Gallery
Florence, Italy
Also here (6)
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1 recorded work
Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation Berlin-Brandenburg
Potsdam, Germany
Also here (2)
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1 recorded workNy Carlsberg Glyptotek
Copenhagen, Denmark
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1 recorded workNational Gallery of Canada
Ottawa, Canada
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0 recorded works
Museum of Fine Arts of Rennes
Rennes, France
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See all Jacques-Louis David prints →Frequently Asked Questions
Where is jacques louis david napoleon crossing the alps?
Between 1801 and 1805, David produced five versions of his monumental painting Napoleon Crossing the Alps. The composition, initially commissioned by the King of Spain, presents an idealised view of Napoleon and his army crossing the Great St Bernard Pass in May 1800.Jacques-Louis David famous works?
Some of Jacques-Louis David's famous works include Erasistratus Discovering the Cause of Antiochus’ Disease, Andromache Mourning Hector, and Oath of the Horatii. Other well-known paintings are The Death of Socrates, The Lictors Bring to Brutus the Bodies of His Sons, and Sketch of ‘The Tennis Court Oath’.Was jacques louis david?
Jacques-Louis David was an active revolutionary and the most prominent Neoclassical painter of his generation. He began his career admiring the work of François Boucher and other Rococo artists. As a young man, he trained in the studio of Joseph-Marie Vien and the official school of the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture.What art style is jacques louis david associated with?
Jacques-Louis David is associated with the Neoclassical art style. During the French Revolution, David painted in this style, which was considered the definitive break from the Rococo style.What is Jacques-Louis David best known for?
Jacques-Louis David is perhaps best known as an early official portrait painter of Napoleon. During the French Revolution, David painted in a neoclassical style that marked a definitive break from the Rococo style.What is jacques louis david known for?
Jacques-Louis David is known as perhaps the best-known early official portrait painter of Napoleon. During the French Revolution, he painted in a neoclassical style considered the definitive break from the lingering Rococo.Jacques louis david painting technique?
Jacques-Louis David began his career admiring the work of François Boucher and other Rococo artists. He trained in the studio of Joseph-Marie Vien and the official school of the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture.
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Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Jacques-Louis David's works across the following collections.
- [1] museum Museum of Fine Arts of Rennes Used for: museum holdings.
- [2] museum Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts Used for: museum holdings.
- [3] museum Buffalo AKG Art Museum Used for: museum holdings.
- [4] museum Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp Used for: museum holdings.
- [5] museum Clark Art Institute Used for: museum holdings.
- [6] museum Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon Used for: museum holdings.
- [7] book Jacques-Louis David, Delphi Complete Works of Jacques-Louis David Used for: biography.
- [8] book Jacques-Louis David, Delphi Complete Works of Jacques-Louis David (Illustrated) (Delphi Masters of Art Book 43) Used for: biography.
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