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Portrait of Pauline Jeanin, née David, and Her Daughter Emilie
Jacques Louis David French
Not on view
The flip side of the portraits David drew from memory during his exile are those drawn from living models, infused with a straightforward naturalism. This double portrait of the artist’s daughter and granddaughter was made when Pauline visited Brussels to care for her convalescing parents in 1821.
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