The Burlington Magazine for October features an article on Girodet's painting, "Coriolanus taking leave of his family" acquired by the National Gallery of Art, Washington in 2019. The picture, until recently presumed lost, once belonged to Lavoisier.
"In 2019 Girodet’s lost entry for the 1786 Grand prix de peinture came to light and was acquired by the National Gallery of Art, Washington. The painting, which depicts a rarely represented incident from the story of Coriolanus—a subject that may have had contemporary political relevance—was not awarded the prize, probably because Girodet was regarded as being too close to Jacques-Louis David, a relationship to which the work may allude"
(PDF) "Girodet’s ‘Coriolanus taking leave of his family’ rediscovered" | Aaron Wile - Academia.edu
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