In this artwork, how is the Influence discussed?
The genesis of Les Sabines and the work itself represented a significant departure for the day. Historical depictions had been typically commissioned.  David however, conceived, produced and promoted his work for profit.  He produced marketing material to accompany the first exhibition.  Le Tableau des Sabines, Exposé Publiquement au Palais National des Sciences et des Arts ("the Tableau of the Sabines, Public Exhibition at the National Palace of Arts and Science") contained his own account of the historic episode and had an endnote explaining his rationale for using nudity in the painting. Its 1799 exhibition attracted a large number of paying visitors for several years. In 1819 David sold Les Sabines and his Léonidas at Thermopylae to the Royal Museums for 10,000 francs.Starting in 1977, France issued a series of stamps featuring the head of Hersilia based on David's painting.After the expulsion of artists including David from the Louvre, the painting was held in the ancient church of Cluny, which he used as a workshop. That building is now operated as the Musée de Cluny.
Sabines Musée de Cluny Cluny Léonidas at Thermopylae Louvre Hersilia Sabine