Marguerite Gérard
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Marguerite Gérard, by François Dumont
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| Born | 28 January 1761[1] Grasse, France |
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| Nationality | French |
| Known for | painting, etching |
Marguerite Gérard (28 January 1761 in Grasse – 18 May 1837 in Paris)[1] was a French painter and etcher. She was the daughter of Marie Gilette and perfumer Claude Gérard. At 8 years-old she became the sister-in-law of Jean-Honoré Fragonard, and when she was 14, she came to live with him. She was also the aunt of the artist Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard. Gérard became Fragonard's pupil in the mid-1770s and studied painting, drawing and printmaking under his tutelage. She appears to have executed five etchings in 1778 in collaboration with the master.[2]
Personal life
Upon the death of her mother in 1775, Marguerite Gérard took up residence in the Louvre with her sister and her sister's husband Jean-Honoré Fragonard. She lived in the Louvre for approximately thirty years, allowing her to view and be inspired by great artworks of the past and present.[3] Of particular interest to Gérard were the genre scenes of the Dutch Golden Age which she would emulate in her own work. Her association with Fragonard's circle also allowed Gérard the freedom to remain unmarried without becoming a financial burden to herself or her parents; this allowed her to devote herself to art.[4] Speculation that Gérard and Fragonard were lovers has been thoroughly disproved, and Gérard referred to the older artist as a father figure.[3]
Works
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Marguerite Gérard - La Duchesse Abrantes et le General Junot.jpg
La duchesse d'Abrantès et le général Junot (Duchess of Abrantès and General Junot), oil on canvas, ca. 1800
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Mme de Staël et sa fille Albertine (Mme de Staël and her daughter Albertine), oil on canvas, 1803–1808
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Marguerite Gérard - Mutterschaft.jpg
La Maternité (Motherhood), oil on canvas, 51 x 61 cm, 1795–1800
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Marguerite Gérard - Sleep my child.jpg
Dors, mon enfant (Sleep my child), oil on canvas, 55 x 45 cm, 1783–1786
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Marguerite Gérard - Painter when painting a portrait of a lute player.jpg
Peintre faisant le portrait d'une joueuse de luth (Painter when painting a portrait of a lute player), 61 x 51.5 cm, before 1803
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First steps, oil on canvas, 45.5 x 55 cm, ca. 1788
References
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Note that contrary to all other sources, the given death date is 1 January 1832, not 18 May 1837. - ↑ Rena M. Hoisington and Perrin Stein, "Sous les yeux de Fragonard: The Prints of Marguerite Gérard," Print Quarterly, XXIX, no. 2, 2012, pp. 142-162.
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Sources
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