Portraits of court ladies including two portraits of the Empress Josephine. François Gérard, painter. Living from 1770 to 1837, he was born in Rome but later painted in France. Studied under Jacques-Louis David.

“Portrait de Juliette Récamier”. 1805. Oil on canvas. Collections of the Musée Carnavalet, Paris. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 100 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fran%C3%A7ois_G%C3%A9rard_-Madame_R%C3%A9camier-_WGA08597.jpg

Empress Josephine. 1801. Oil on canvas. Collections of the Hermitage, Saint Petersburg. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://www.arthermitage.org/Francois-Gerard/Portrait-of-Josephine.html

Empress Josephine. 1806. Oil on canvas. Collections of the Chateau Fontainebleau. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via http://www.gogmsite.net/empire-napoleonic-and-roman/subalbum-empress-josephine/josephine-de-beauharnais-by.html

Portrait of Baronesse Mathieu de Favier, Marquise de Jaucourt. Undated. Image © Christie’s 2021. Fair use license. via https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-4684750

Translate »