biography
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Gérard, François (Pascal Simon), Baron
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pronunciation:
[zhayrah(r)]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1770–1837)
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| biography:
| Painter, born in Rome, Italy. He was brought up in Paris, and became a member of the Revolutionary Tribunal in 1793. His portrait of Isabey the miniaturist (1796) and his ‘Cupid and Psyche’ (1798), both in the Louvre, established his reputation. He later painted several historical subjects, such as the ‘Battle of Austerlitz’ (1808, Versailles). He was made court painter and baron by Louis XVIII. |
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