# Portrait of Jacques-Louis David

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## Artwork

- Artist: [LANGLOIS, Jérôme-Martin](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/langlois-jrme-martin-r209470642798db>)
- Date: 1801-1850
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 88 x 75 cm

## Commentary

David&#39;s features continued to be twisted by the growth of his tumour; the Scottish novelist Sir Walter Scott said that the painter&#39;s face was the most hideous he had ever seen.

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## Attribution

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