1788
oil
canvas
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
I Reread Them with Pleasure is a 1788 oil by Marguerite Gérard, a Rococo painting work, held at National Gallery of Art.
The painting depicts a man and a woman sitting together in a room. The man is dressed in 18th-century attire, holding a letter in his hand, while the woman is wearing a long dress and has a blue ribbon in her hair. The room is filled with various objects, including a globe, a vase, and a chair. The overall atmosphere of the painting is one of quiet contemplation, with the couple lost in thought. This painting is a great example of Romanticism, a movement that emphasized emotion and imagination. To learn more about this style, explore the Romanticism movement.
Marguerite Gérard (French pronunciation: ; 28 January 1761 in Grasse – 18 May 1837 in Paris) was a French painter and printmaker working in the Rococo style.
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