Portrait of François Buron
by DAVID, Jacques-Louis, Oil on canvas, 65 x 54 cm
After the death of his father following a pistol duel in December 1757, aged thirty-five, David was placed successively in the care of two uncles, Fran�ois Buron (1731-1818) and Jacques-Francois Desmaisons (c. 1720-1789), who were both architects and building contractors.