When did François Gérard live?

François Gérard lived from 1770 to 1837.

What movement was François Gérard part of?

François Gérard was part of the Neoclassicism movement.

Where can I see paintings by François Gérard?

Paintings by François Gérard are held by Palace of Versailles, Museum of the History of France and Hermitage Museum.

François Gérard · Paintings, Biography & Famous Works

French, 1770–1837

François Gérard was a French Neoclassicism painter. 43 works are cataloged here, principally at Palace of Versailles, most of them oil paintings. François Gérard was born in Rome.

François Pascal Simon Gérard (French pronunciation: 4 May 1770 – 11 January 1837), titled as Baron Gérard in 1809, was a French painter. He was born in Rome, where his father occupied a post in the house of the French ambassador, and his mother was Italian. A student of Jacques-Louis David, he became one of the leading painters of the First French Empire (1804–1815) and the Bourbon Restoration (1815–1830).

Court painter to Emperor Napoleon and later First Painter to Kings Louis XVIII and Charles X, Gérard enjoyed immense renown, not only in France, but across Europe. Nicknamed “the painter of kings, the king of painters,” he was indeed the portraitist of choice for every European royal family. His salon, one of the most celebrated of its time, welcomed the era’s most eminent figures.

After he was made a baron of the Empire in 1809 by Emperor Napoleon, he was known formally as Baron Gérard.

Works by François Gérard

Collections represented

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Palace of Versailles

9 works at Palace of Versailles

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Museum of the History of France

5 works at Museum of the History of France

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Hermitage Museum

3 works at Hermitage Museum

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Château de Malmaison

2 works at Château de Malmaison

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Works by François Gérard

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