Marguerite Gerard

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François Dumont : Portrait of Marguerite Gérard, oil on canvas, 1793

Marguerite Gérard (born January 28, 1761 in Grasse , † May 18, 1837 in Paris ) was a French painter and etcher . Her works can be assigned to classicism .

Life

Marguerite Gérard received her first drawing lessons from the painter Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732–1806), her sister's husband, who urged her to continue her studies. There is much evidence that the two worked together. Marguerite Gérard was next to Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun (1755–1842), Adélaïde Labille-Guiard (1749–1803) and Angelika Kauffmann (1741–1807) among the most famous painters of their time.

Works (selection)

  • Motherhood , oil on canvas, around 1800

  • Duchess Abrantes and General Junot , oil on canvas, around 1800

  • Madame de Staël and her daughter, oil on canvas, around 1805

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personal data
SURNAME Gérard, Marguerite
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French painter and etcher
DATE OF BIRTH January 28, 1761
PLACE OF BIRTH Grasse
DATE OF DEATH May 18, 1837
Place of death Paris