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JACQUES LOUIS DAVID. General Étienne-Maurice Gérard (1773-1852)

General Étienne-Maurice Gérard (1773-1852). Artist: Jacques Louis David (French, Paris 1748-1825 Brussels). Dimensions: 77 5/8 x 53 5/8 in. (197.2 x 136.2 cm). Date: 1816. Following Napoleon's defeat at the battle of Waterloo in 1815, Jacques Louis David, a leading figure in the French revolution and first painter to the Emperor, went into exile in Brussels. There he painted General Gérard, a commander in the French army and a member of the imperial aristocracy who had also settled temporarily in the Belgian capital. This portrait is among the first David painted abroad and it is remarkable for its clear, bright color and sharp realism.
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General Étienne-Maurice Gérard (1773-1852)
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General Étienne-Maurice Gérard (1773-1852). Artist: Jacques Louis David (French, Paris 1748-1825 Brussels). Dimensions: 77 5/8 x 53 5/8 in. (197.2 x 136.2 cm). Date: 1816. Following Napoleon's defeat at the battle of Waterloo in 1815, Jacques Louis David, a leading figure in the French revolution and first painter to the Emperor, went into exile in Brussels. There he painted General Gérard, a commander in the French army and a member of the imperial aristocracy who had also settled temporarily in the Belgian capital. This portrait is among the first David painted abroad and it is remarkable for its clear, bright color and sharp realism.
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OIL ON CANVAS
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Image size:
3038 x 4400 px | 38.2 MB
Print size:
25.7 x 37.3 cm | 10.1 x 14.7 in (300 dpi)
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