Self-portrait (46 years old)Jacques-Louis David1794Housed at the Louvre, Paris, FranceHappy birthday to Jacques-Louis David. Supporter of the French Revolution, First Painter to Napoleon, and (to me) lookin’ handsome and slightly Robert Downey Jr.-esque in his self portrait.

Self-portrait (46 years old)
Jacques-Louis David
1794
Housed at the Louvre, Paris, France

Happy birthday to Jacques-Louis David. Supporter of the French Revolution, First Painter to Napoleon, and (to me) lookin’ handsome and slightly Robert Downey Jr.-esque in his self portrait.

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    face: he had a benign tumor that was a result of a nasty duel. He couldn’t speak normally, which didn’t make life easy...
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