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The Loves of Paris and Helen

1788

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The story

The comte d'Artois, Louis XVI's youngest brother, commissioned it, and it was read as a satire on his own manners.

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Object details

Title: The Loves of Paris and Helen
Artist: Jacques-Louis David
Date: 1788
Culture: French
Medium: Oil on canvas
Object type: Paintings
Collection: Musée du Louvre, Paris
Credit line: Image source Wikimedia Commons. License Public domain.
Object number: EFA.0243
Original image: 3000 × 2427 px
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License evidence: See the license

Cite this object

Jacques-Louis David. The Loves of Paris and Helen. 1788. Musée du Louvre, Paris. Image source Wikimedia Commons. License Public domain. In The Secret Cabinet, https://thesecretcabinet.com/object/ea0243/

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