The first title figure of this work is depicted writing with a quill as he sits at a table covered with a red cloth, and looks over his right shoulder at the second title figure, who wears a dress tied with a blue sash and leans on her partner's shoulder.
According to the art historian Edgar Wind, the inspiration for this painting was Hogarth's depiction of David Garrick. Another art historian, Marco Beretta, has argued that the objects depicted on the right side of this painting follow the chronological progression in which they were employed by one of this painting's subjects. In the left center background of this painting is a folio, intended to hint at the artistic profession of one of the figures depicted in this painting, who had previously been a pupil of the artist. The first title figure of this work is depicted writing with a quill as he sits at a table covered with a red cloth, and looks over his right shoulder at the second title figure, who wears a dress tied with a blue sash and leans on her partner's shoulder. Also depicted in this painting are numerous glass implements, such as a bell jar and a large flask on the ground. For 10 points, identify this painting by Jacques-Louis David which depicts a famous chemist and the woman he married.
According to the art historian Edgar Wind, the inspiration for this painting was Hogarth's depiction of David Garrick.
Portrait of Atoine-Laurent Lavoisier and His Wife, Marie-Anne Pierette Paulze [accept anything that mentions Lavoisier and his wife]