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| Artist | Jacques-Louis David |
| Year | 1778 |
| Medium | Oil oncanvas |
| Dimensions | 123 cm × 172 cm (48 in × 68 in) |
| Location | Musée Fabre,Montpellier |
Hector is anoil painting on canvas of 1778 by the French Neoclassical painterJacques-Louis David. It depicts the legendary Trojan heroHector in a solemn, lifeless state, combining dramatic naturalism with early indications of David's later classical restraint.[1][2]
While lesser-known compared to David's grand historical canvases,Hector offers insight into his formative artistic phase. It blends classical subject matter with raw emotional force, marking a transitional point between his academic training and the fully realizedNeoclassical style that would define his later works.[3]
The painting is held in theMusée Fabre inMontpellier,France, as part of its collection of 18th-centuryFrench art.[4]
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