Portrait of Count Stanislas Potocki
Jacques-Louis David · 1780
Why it's great
A Polish nobleman rides a rearing white horse in a fine uniform, in a heroic pose. David painted the portrait in Rome. The dramatic composition shows his skill. It's a spirited portrait.
Where to see it
📍 Palace Museum in WilanówWarsaw, Poland
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Jacques-Louis David was born in Paris and became the greatest painter of the Neoclassical style, inspired by ancient Greece and Rome. He supported the French Revolution and later became Napoleon's official painter. After Napoleon fell, he was forced into exile and spent his last years in Brussels, Belgium. He taught many famous students and shaped French art for generations.
