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François Pascal Simon Gérard (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa paskal simɔ̃ ʒeʁaʁ], 4 May 1770 – 11 January 1837), titled as Baron Gérard in 1809, was a prominent French painter. He was born in Rome , where his father occupied a post in the house of the French ambassador, and his mother was Italian.
Apr 30, 2024 · François Gérard (born May 4, 1770, Rome, Papal States [Italy]—died January 11, 1837, Paris, France) was a Neoclassical painter best known for his portraits of celebrated European personalities, particularly the leading figures of the French First Empire and Restoration periods. François Gérard: Napoleon in His Imperial Robes.
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Learn about the life and work of François Gérard, a student of Jacques-Louis David and the official painter of Napoleon I and other European rulers. Discover his portraits and historical paintings in Versailles and his legacy in the art of portraiture.
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Périgord painted in 1808 by François Gérard, one of the most celebrated artists of post-revolutionary France. The painting now hangs beside Gérard’s portrait of Talleyrand’s wife, Catherine, in a gallery bearing the name of Jayne Wrightsman, to whom this Bulletin is dedicated. The Jayne Wrightsman Gallery ...
François Gérard, peintre d'histoire. Paris, 1847, p. 182, lists it as Mme de Talleyrand among full-length portraits of 1805 and notes that it was engraved by Dickinson. H[enri]. G[érard]. Œuvre du baron François Gérard, 1789–1836. Vol. 1, Gravures à l'eau-forte: Collection des 83 portraits historiques en pied. Paris, 1852–53 ...
François Gérard (1770–1837) (b Rome, 4 May 1770; d Paris, 11 Jan. 1837). French painter, born in Rome, where his father worked for the French ambassador to the Vatican (his mother was Italian). His family returned to Paris in 1782 and in 1786 Gérard began studying with J.-L. David, becoming one of his favourite pupils.
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His family returned to Paris in 1782 and in 1786 Gérard began studying with J.-L. David, becoming one of his favourite pupils. In the Salon of 1796 he won acclaim with his portrait Jean-Baptiste Isabey and his Daughter (Louvre, Paris) and by the turn of the century he was established as France's leading society portraitist.
