The Portrait of Pierre Seriziat (or Sériziat) is a 1795 oil canvas portrait by French artist Jacques Louis David. The portrait shows an elegant and wealthy Frenchman, Pierre Seriziat, seated outdoors on top of a rock. The painting is one of a pair done by David for Seriziat and his wife Emilie, the sister of David's then-estranged wife Charlotte. The companion piece, Portrait of Emilie Seriziat, shows a woman in a white dress indoors, holding flowers in one hand and the hand of a child in the other. Both paintings are held in the Louvre in Paris.
| Portrait of Pierre Sériziat | |
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| Artist | Jacques Louis David |
| Year | 1795 |
| Medium | Oil painting on canvas portrait |
| Subject | Pierre Seriziat |
| Dimensions | 96 cm × 129 cm (38 in × 51 in) |
| Location | Musée du Louvre, Paris |
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“Jacques-Louis David.” Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2015. Web. 24 Apr. 2014.
"Portrait of Pierre Seriziat (1757-1847) Jacques Louis-David" Www.Art.com. Art.com Inc., n.d. Web.