1816
oil
canvas
From the collection of Clark Art Institute
Comte Henri-Amédée-Mercure de Turenne-d'Aynac is a 1816 oil by Jacques-Louis David, a Neoclassicism work, held at Clark Art Institute.
This portrait shows a man with curly dark hair, wearing a dark blue military jacket with gold epaulets and buttons. A red, white, and gold medal hangs from a blue ribbon around his neck. The background is a solid dark brown color. The man's jacket is fastened with a rope and a large gold clasp. He wears a white shirt and white pants, and his right hand rests on the hilt of a sword. The overall effect is one of dignity and formality. If you're interested in learning more about the artist who created this portrait, you might want to look up Jacques Louis David.
Jacques-Louis David was born in Paris on 30 August 1748 into a bourgeois family; his father died in a duel when the boy was nine, and a maternal uncle guided his education.
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