Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794) and Marie Anne Lavoisier (Marie Anne Pierrette Paulze, 1758–1836)

Jacques Louis David

1788

Oil on canvas

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A man and a woman are depicted in a formal setting, with the man seated at a table covered with a red cloth, writing with a quill. The woman stands beside him, resting her hand on his shoulder. Scientific instruments are visible on the table.