Portrait of Marie-Françoise Buron
by DAVID, Jacques-Louis, Oil on canvas, 66 x 54 cm
As with many other young artists, David used his close relatives as models for his first portraits. As well as his uncle Buron, he also painted his aunt, Marie-Josephe, and her daughter, Marie-Fran�oise, who had supported his wish to become a painter. Both paintings show a directness of approach and a sympathetic contact between artist and sitter that anticipate David’s later successes in portraiture.