1770-1837 French Baron Francois Gerard Galleries French portrait and historical painter, b. Rome. In Paris, after brief study under Pajou and others, he became a favorite pupil of J. L. David, who influenced such works as Psyche Receiving the Kiss of Cupid and Daphnis and Chloe, both in the Louvre. As a leading portraitist, Gerard was patronized by the court during the Empire and the Bourbon restoration. His portrait of Mme Recamier, of this period, is in the Louvre. Louis XVIII appointed him court painter in 1814. Many examples of his historical paintings are in the Versailles Museum. His portrait of the Countess Regnault de Saint-Jean-d Angely (1798; Louvre) exemplifies his style of studied elegance and meticulous finish.   Related Paintings of Baron Francois Gerard :. | La Comtesse Regnault de Saint-Jean d'Angely (nk05) | La Comtesse Regnault de Saint-Jean d'Angely | Jean-Baptiste Isabey and his Daughter | Jean-Baptiste Isabey and His Daughter (mk05 | Caroline Murat and her Children |
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