Artist

Marie-Gabrielle Capet

Portrait of Marie-Gabrielle Capet
Portrait of Marie-Gabrielle Capet

French, 1761–1818

Marie-Gabrielle Capet was a French Classicist painting artist. 2 works are cataloged here, principally at Cleveland Museum of Art. Marie-Gabrielle Capet was born in Lyon.

Marie-Gabrielle Capet (6 September 1761 – 1 November 1818) was a French Neoclassical painter. Capet came from a modest background, and her previous background and artistic training is unknown. In 1781, she became the pupil of the French painter Adélaïde Labille-Guiard in Paris. She excelled as a portrait painter, and her works include oil paintings, watercolours, and miniatures.

Works by Marie-Gabrielle Capet

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