The hall is used to display French art of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Neo-Classical history painting is exemplified by the mythological works of Jean-Baptiste Regnault (1754–1829) and Marie-Victorie Lemoine (1754–1820). Marguerite Gérard (1761–1837) is represented by typical specimens of her genre scenes. The Death of Cato of Utica (1795) by Guillaume Lethiere (1760–1832) is infused with a republican heroic spirit.
Works by Pierre-Athanase Chauvin (1774–1832), Regnault and Pierre Paul Proudhon (1758–1823) date from the early 19th century.
