Sappho and Phaon

Jacques-Louis David, 1809, Eremitaget

‘Sappho and Phaon’ is a work by Jacques-Louis David (France, 1748–1825). It is dated 1809. It is part of the collection Eremitaget. Wikidata links the work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘Neoclassicism’.

The work was made in France. It is made of oil paint and canvas. It measures 225 × 262 cm. The work belongs to the genre mythological painting.