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File:David - Portrait of Monsieur Lavoisier and His Wife.jpg

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English: Portrait of Monsieur de Lavoisier and his Wife, chemist Marie-Anne Pierrette Paulze
Français : Portrait de Monsieur de Lavoisier et sa femme
Polski: Portret Monsieur de Lavoisier i jego żony, chemik Marie-Anne Pierrette Paulze
Ελληνικά: Γάλλος χημικός Ο Αντουάν Λωράν Λαβουαζιέ με την γυναίκα του Μαρί Αν
Date 1788
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 259.7 × 196 cm (102.2 × 77.2 in)
Source/Photographer Unknown

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